Category: Broken Down
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Tom Petty once sang about it: Breakdown
Houston we have a problem. My Scout II has a Holly Sniper 2 EFI, and the monitor is showing a high air-fuel ratio. I’m wondering what some possible causes could be. It idles and runs fine, but when I hit the gas, the engine shuts down as the AFR climbs. Of course, I went straight to Grok. Possible Read more
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1st gear? No problem! The other two. We have a poblem. Four slight challenges….
Okay, I was expecting that some crap was going to happen. I was actually just researching the dust cover that was missing when I bought this thing. I was thinking, man I should probably replace that thing. I am not sure if this missing dust cover has anything to do with next things to get Read more
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Measuring the slither of my serpentine..and other items.
Back at the mechanic…. I think there may be a vacuum leak or a fuel pressure regulation/fuel pump issue. I will have it back at State Line Auto in a few weeks to see if we can get it running as good as it looks. Update: …so the old man is back on the tow Read more
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Project Dune Part 3 Part 2: Scout Prime
I visited my friend down at Chatt Town Exclusives to see the recently blasted and primed Scout II. I took some pictures and discussed the items needed. Essentially, all of the floor panels needed replacement. That means I needed the following: UPDATE- So, the suppliers came through. Right front quarter panelLeft front quarter panel EJClassis Read more
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Project Broken Axle: The Story of a July Suprise.
Log Entry 129: I felt like the tide was turning in my quest to have a good July, and I made it less than a few hours before I heard the news. I took my Scout II out to tweak my EFI a few days ago. I noticed a rattle in the back end of Read more
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Towt up from the flow up: (Part Deuce)
Okay, so my transmission seems to be acting up—so much so that it won’t go into any gear. It will go into park right now, which is the only positive that I see right now. I am going through what everyone told me would happen. My Scout II keeps breaking down, with issues ranging from Read more