Hi guys just thought I’d share my information on my own problem,
First a big thanks to everyone for there suggestions and, Leith @ Mad Race Engines, Southport Gold Coast..
I found out the started should be running no matter what the computer is doing, register to the car or not. Apparently the started will even run with no computer in it!
So I played around with the fuse and relays trying to get the started to pick in, no luck.
So I took the started motor shroud plate off and shorted it out. (Screw driver from positive to negative. Direct on the back of started motor) took 10-15 hits but it finally spun. So then with the ignition in the on position I ran a short peace of wire from the start relay. (located in fuse box in engine bay, top left corner) to the positive terminal on battery) starter engaged engine turned over and kept running first hit !! Bamm it was like a dream !!
The standard computer with the super-6 chip both were still plugged in from yesterdays efforts.
So after the excitement of finally hearing the engine running, I couldn’t quite get past the almighty rattles and sounds of something being right up the ****.
Some of you may know I lost a nut in this engine while getting it ready to fit. The nut was found and extracted but here’s me with past motor experience as fair as getting the injector rail off, trying to fit a complete engine and gearbox..
Well I thought I had F-ed something up real bad, once I had a good listen to the sound I thought it was the plate between the engine and gear box rubbing on the fly wheel. So I pulled it out and bamm the sound was gone, only to head another not quite so bad sound coming from the front of the engine. Well after another chat to Leith and telling him about the hole nut thing he suggested dropping both belts off and running the engine to determine if the sound was coming from the front pulleys, charger of internal.
Well both belts off, no sound! Charger belt on, no sound! Charger belt off, main drive belt on, real bad sound!! So thinking it’s the water pump I pulled that off and swapped off the old engine, (witch looked and felt to be in better nick anyway) no difference. So then pulled the power steering pump off and swapped that. Well an absolute mission but you wouldn’t read about it absolutely no bad sounds.
So besides the starter thing needing to be sorted out the car seems to be running well at this stage, now if the rain will piss off for half a moment I’ll top the power steering up in the morning and back it out off the shed. We can only hope for the best.