need help with a couple issues with motor startup Options

[MrHyde]

got a couple issues I could use some advice on. 2316cc with weber 44's

1: CHT i gave a micro1000 CHT gauge.. its not reading anything.. i have it under #3 cylinder and its connected to the extension line and heat shrinked and on the gauge its red to + and purple to - . this is the only way it will go as one is a male and the other is a female connector.

2: carbs are running lop sided. right bank is pulling about 5 and the left side is pulling 12-14. this is with the idle speed screws backed right off. Any adjustments on the right banks mixture screws do pretty well nothing until closed and then is sputters a bit. Adjusting the mixture screws on the left side start making changes to the idle and sound of th engine immediately..

3: voltage gauge is not reading anything but the idiot light does go out once the motor is running

4: fuel gauge and the temp gauge ( in combo gauge) are both pegged.. I think this is most likely ground. i'll check that in a min. I only put a couple gallons of gas in the tank.


side note.. once motor was warmed up doing cam break in the oil pressure was steady at a hair over 20psi andi only have one small drip of oil on one valve cover, which i'll look at when i do a valve adjustment.

[ThePaintedMan]

First, most important part - oil pressure. What rpm was the 20 PSI at, and what rpm did you hold the car at during break in?

I'll only offer thoughts on the carbs, as that's what I'm most familiar with. What you're describing is that they are not synched properly. What kind of linkage are you running? You'll need to adjust them so both sides are pulling roughly the same numbers. The mixture screws won't have the right effect and you won't adjust them until the carbs are synched left to right. If one is pulling more, than that side of the engine is doing more work.

This is a coarse adjustment to get your engine fully broken in. You won't tune till it's broken in and the valves are readjusted.