Dylan McGrath
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- VE ss Commodore
okay so.. ive bought a 1980 vc commodore L with a 202 unsure what kind it seems to be a blue motor but someone painted it black im assuming but the thermostat setup looks to be a black motor setup long story short its an absolute headache to me, im 17 and bought it as a project car as the vb-vc’s have always been a love of mine, but i have absolutely no idea on how to work on them but im very hands on and all about learning new things but ive grown up with non car people that have just as much if not less knowledge than i myself do and it seems to be impossible for me to find any information on how to do things what i need to look for and just even basic getting it running first, i have no idea if the engine is stuffed or not but heres where i am at so far-
the motor has a varajet ll gm stasburg carby that doesnt seem to prime any fuel but nothings blocked in it and theres fuel going to the pump and coming out of it
it has a dsm dizzy setup
aeroflow chrome alternator
no powersteering or aircon
it has new gaskets from head up
the vac line from the brake master cylinder is snapped at the plug (ill have some photos uploaded for a better idea on what im talking about)
theres plugs that seem to not have anywhere to plug in just laying around
fuses and wiring are just a nightmare and all over the place
now the car does crank over and spits flames and just coughs and splatters when i go to start it up, spraying fuel in the carby it feels like it does want to start but no matter what i fo it just will not budge
i know this may not be a whole lot of information and hard to understand coming from someone that knows absolutely nothing on how to work with these but im all for giving it a crack, if anyone can give me just even basic getting it running info or links to helpful info on anything to do with the engine i would appreciate it so much, im also a very visual person so any photos videos anything would help
again thank you and sorry for the long post
ill attach a google docs link that has all the photos in it, please request any photos you want i'm happy to take a photo of anything or any area needed.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-SdI04dRFKEX-d6N0Lvh4pxUs0Qxc5qMymiI_JwrFyA/edit
the motor has a varajet ll gm stasburg carby that doesnt seem to prime any fuel but nothings blocked in it and theres fuel going to the pump and coming out of it
it has a dsm dizzy setup
aeroflow chrome alternator
no powersteering or aircon
it has new gaskets from head up
the vac line from the brake master cylinder is snapped at the plug (ill have some photos uploaded for a better idea on what im talking about)
theres plugs that seem to not have anywhere to plug in just laying around
fuses and wiring are just a nightmare and all over the place
now the car does crank over and spits flames and just coughs and splatters when i go to start it up, spraying fuel in the carby it feels like it does want to start but no matter what i fo it just will not budge
i know this may not be a whole lot of information and hard to understand coming from someone that knows absolutely nothing on how to work with these but im all for giving it a crack, if anyone can give me just even basic getting it running info or links to helpful info on anything to do with the engine i would appreciate it so much, im also a very visual person so any photos videos anything would help
again thank you and sorry for the long post
ill attach a google docs link that has all the photos in it, please request any photos you want i'm happy to take a photo of anything or any area needed.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-SdI04dRFKEX-d6N0Lvh4pxUs0Qxc5qMymiI_JwrFyA/edit