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10-16-2015, 05:52 AM | #21 |
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Re: Need advice to fix rough running engine.
Usually Max is very close with Carb. jetting but from the sound of things your running rich with carbon on the floor and the plugs, two plugs with black deposits! Are the inner distributor caps new?. Look into why two plugs are fowling, wires, rotor to cap gap, wires in the incorrect position, bad plugs. Take the fuel pressure down to 2#. What size jets are in the 97's? Mains and PV.
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10-16-2015, 12:33 PM | #22 | |
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This is very important if you install a round coil. When I had a round coil I did not do this and the car ran like a "hairy goat". When it quit I got a rebuilt original coil from Skip and the car has never run better and starts straight up without all that cranking. I came to realise I was effectively running through 2 resistors because of the inbuilt one in the round coil. GB
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10-16-2015, 01:02 PM | #23 |
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It does still sound like fuel or electrical but its worth a look at the valves ,The vacuum gage as suggested would help pin point a vacuum leak etc but as you say you have eliminated that .I would even consider changing back to stock parts one carb until you get it sorted ,Bad ING switch or connections can give a drop in voltage a jump wire is a way of by passing that and the resister ,It sounds like you have already done that .If you run the revs up and a blue spark turns to yellow that s worth a try also .Ted
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10-16-2015, 03:11 PM | #24 | |
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10-16-2015, 03:38 PM | #25 |
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Can't run the vacuum tests, jump wire, check for bad plug wires etc until I replace the bad water pump which will arrive Tuesday. Already tried running with one carb. Tried each one with no positive results. Ignition does not run through an external resistor under the dash. My hunch is a bad valve or a possible vacuum leak in side the intake (as suggested). Once the water pump is replaced and I can start engine, I will do all the tests and jump wire as suggested here first. I also just bought a rebuilt distributor with a stock coil. I will try the stock coil along with a new stock resistor and condenser that will arrive with the water pump. If no luck, next step will be to remove intake to inspect valve action.
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10-16-2015, 05:27 PM | #26 | |
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10-17-2015, 06:38 AM | #27 |
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The jet sizes are a good starting point. If the engine lacks power going, after a stop increase the mains one size if it soots up the plugs decrease. Find your other problem before changing the jet sizes. A rich jet size will soot all the plugs not just two.
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