one warm, one alot warmer, intake manifords Options

[karmanbuilt]

After installing dual 40's on a '76 2.0, and running the tall manifords. They were set up by Jake, and started up the first time....Semper Fi! Anyway, after a valve adjustment, tweaking the timing, and fine tuning the carbs, took the car out for a fifthteen mile run. Still need to tweak the carbs, but noticed the bank of 1 & 2 were just barely warm. Bank 3 & 4 were almost hot! Searched the oldies posts back to 2003, and found a thread on gaskets. I had installed my manifolds with the gaskets that Jake had sent with the set, but had to remove the manifolds to plug the holes on each side. Reinstalled the manifolds with the FI gaskets. My question...sorry this is so long....was I suppose to add paper gaskets w/the FI ones??

[VaccaRabite]

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your carbs are not synced. That is your issue. All, or at least most, of the work is being done by one side.

I would still check the plugs though. the 1/2 bank plugs are probably fouled from driving around and never getting hot enough to burn off the carbon. The will not work right until they are cleaned.

Don't drive the car any more until it is balanced. The syncrometer that I pictured is only $30-$40, and you are going to use it more then once. Dual carbs are not a "set and forget" type of deal. You have to maintain them, and that means occasionally checking draw and rebalancing. I carry my syncrometer in the in-car toolbox. Its always with the car, just in case.

Zach