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09-12-2002, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Arkansas City, Ks
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Engine trouble....
Just askin' for other Ideas as to what may be causing a few problems with my engine...
it is real hard to set a good idle... 850 out of gear turns into a rough 500 as soon as it goes into gear recently it's started surging while idling.... any thoughts on this would be helpful.... Thanks as far as the engine goes..... 283 V8, Edelbrock performer manifold, 1406 carb, original points dist. and a powerglide tranny, that as far as I know has never been opened up... engine was rebuilt around 6000 miles ago... and carb and intake have only been on for last 600-700 miles..... any suggestions as to what to look for would help.... thanks |
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09-12-2002, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Tucson AZ by way of WI & CA
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First off how is your timing? Did you set the dwell? Did you set the timing with the vacuum advance plugged?
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09-12-2002, 03:38 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Arkansas City, Ks
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timing should be OK..... was set right but haven't checked it for a bit.....vaccuum was plugged at the time.... don't know about the dwell though..... haven't checked points lately..... if it's the points I'll probably just throw an HEI in it
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09-12-2002, 03:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: escondido, ca 92026
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If you've checked obvious things (points, timing, vacuum leaks, etc.), I'd do a compression check just to make sure you're starting with good internals.... then you can dig deeper into fuel and ignition... good luck.
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