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OK think I have solved it...fired it up and watched carb closely under load then idle. Rear secondary pump shot was leaking fuel between the...
It's an 1150 but the engine has had a lot of work done to it including higher compression and bigger cam. Something has changed as it ran fine up...
BBC Idle is circa 970-1000 RPM in park Drops to around 810-820 in drive Cruise RPM ranges between 1700 - 2100 and WOT I only ever take it up to...
Slept on it...ordered a voltmeter this morning. Only $100 (Dakota Digital as I have their Odessy Series clock in it also, so it will match)
I’ve learned so much. Thank you all. Never had a 1 wire alt before. It came with the system. Clearly I need to just bite the bullet and change...
Thanks Steve that is a fantastic explanation. Thank you. It’s helped me a lot 24Riv yep that’s exactly how it works. Funnily enough I have a...
LOL thanks so much for the responses above...I think I'm more confused :) Here's my original wiring diagram it's a generator not alternator. But...
thanks so how does it get ground? and it obviously goes off when in start/run so what kills that circuit
61 Buick. Was 3 wire alt...now 1 wire (I know I should have bought a 3 wire but the 1 wire came with the new front runner system, and I'm not...
yep wet sand...I start at 600 then go 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 then polish and usually polish twice. I just did an interior...
Firstly I just want to thank everyone on this board. Your advice has been amazing. I am far far from an expert, but I love learning and will...
Lol. Bloody auto correct. Petronix
I’ve ordered a Petronius rebuild kit. I’m going to run a dedicated ground wire also. Dist shaft to chassis. Just to reduce chance of bad ground...
Aeroflow which is Australian. I suspect it’s just a rebrand of something
Well the saga continues. 2nd drive just tuning it in. 3 mins from home brand spanking new HEI with less than 3 hours of drive time shits the bed....
I ran new wires as I needed the car today, but they are temporary. I am going to track down the real issue and clean it up. I'm still at a loss...
Problem solved. I wired the fuel pump to 12v constant...purrs like a kitten. The wire it was getting it's feed from is clearly not working any...
Problem found. Not sure how or why it is doing this but it is. Fuel pump gets 12v on prime. Once primed it gets ZERO vaults. It worked before....
Progress. Got it to run for over 1 min. every time it started to slow and heads towards stall, I sprayed starter fluid into primary carb side...
I'm currently hot-wiring the 12v connection to the coil (BATT terminal) directly from the battery as I was only getting 4V through the resisted...
brand new distributor (literally remove from box yesterday). How can I test if the coil is bad.
I also tried running an unlit propone torch around carb base and intake manifold front and rear seals before it died. no change in idle quality....
so just did a few extra things. 1. I pulled all the vac hoses and blocked them. It ran better. It lasted about 30 secs before dying. I did put...
no safety switch....well over 60 year old wiring :) Fuel pressure was not changed at all, and car was running fine before it came out and went...
oh when I put my hand over teh carb...it dies immediately...sounds like too much fuel
thanks all. Re-clocked the distributor, now have greater range of movement. set base timing to 10 degrees no air cleaner check all fuel lines...
Fuel pump primes fine but come to think of it I ain’t hearing it when running. Albeit that brief 10 secs. Maybe I’ve missed a wire. A few things...
can you be a tooth off with a HEI ? I thought you couldn't
Will start, but hard to start, need to pump gas pedal. I have to turn up idle screw to around 1900 rpm to get it ti run long enough for me to get...
Thanks all. I’ve ordered 3 different springs to try. None factory correct. But that’s fine. For now springs removed and prop rod being used
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