Asking for help with V8 swap troubles
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:57 am
Hello, thanks in advance for any help in regards to speed bumps I'm encountering.
I have two astro's that I would like to swap to V8's. Both are '97's..one is a LS awd, I psan that one to be designated for offroad while still maintaining legal road runs. The other was a RWD LT. I have already swapped an AWD front subframe under it and had it running a V6 last year...but the V6 croaked...so I decided to start the V8 swap. I have a four bolt main that needs to be finished (cam, lifters, intake). Its an older block with no provision for crank sensor...so I think that one will go in the LS offroad one with 4x4 transfer case and a 700R tranny. I have a 92 4x4 and a 97 4x4...plan to use the electronic transfer case and the 700R in that one.
The 4 bolt main still needs about $1000 in parts to be ready to use, so it's on the back burner. I decided to start with the LT...BUT...the 350 Vortec from the '97 4x4 needs to be rebuilt too...and since we plan to buy a house next month....thats on the back burner too...but I have a 305 that runs...so I decided to use that for now and i can swap in the 350 when finances allow.
So..on to my troubles. I have the 305 in and mounted...had it running, but not on all 8 cylinders. At least one injector was dumping fuel out the exhaust. Didn't seem to matter which ECU i tried...305 or 350...I reconfigured the wires into the ECU to match how they were on the 305/350 harness...but still dumping fuel. I then swapped out the harness and put in the 350 harness.....with the key in the on postion the stater woukd whirl!!!! Now its not doing that anymore...but the gear lights in the dash do not light up to.show gear postion and the starter will not whirl.
I'm at loss as to what to try next.....any ideas?
I have two astro's that I would like to swap to V8's. Both are '97's..one is a LS awd, I psan that one to be designated for offroad while still maintaining legal road runs. The other was a RWD LT. I have already swapped an AWD front subframe under it and had it running a V6 last year...but the V6 croaked...so I decided to start the V8 swap. I have a four bolt main that needs to be finished (cam, lifters, intake). Its an older block with no provision for crank sensor...so I think that one will go in the LS offroad one with 4x4 transfer case and a 700R tranny. I have a 92 4x4 and a 97 4x4...plan to use the electronic transfer case and the 700R in that one.
The 4 bolt main still needs about $1000 in parts to be ready to use, so it's on the back burner. I decided to start with the LT...BUT...the 350 Vortec from the '97 4x4 needs to be rebuilt too...and since we plan to buy a house next month....thats on the back burner too...but I have a 305 that runs...so I decided to use that for now and i can swap in the 350 when finances allow.
So..on to my troubles. I have the 305 in and mounted...had it running, but not on all 8 cylinders. At least one injector was dumping fuel out the exhaust. Didn't seem to matter which ECU i tried...305 or 350...I reconfigured the wires into the ECU to match how they were on the 305/350 harness...but still dumping fuel. I then swapped out the harness and put in the 350 harness.....with the key in the on postion the stater woukd whirl!!!! Now its not doing that anymore...but the gear lights in the dash do not light up to.show gear postion and the starter will not whirl.
I'm at loss as to what to try next.....any ideas?