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.

[MrHyde]

Ok... got the valves adjusted after break in..
couple of them were a bit loose, but not too bad.

Fired it back up and it was still not sounding right.

I pulled all the spark plugs and #3 and 4 were fouled. Most likely because of the carb that flooded. So I cleaned them all up and put them back in. Checked the gap and they're still all at .028"

Now the motor is sounding much better and not stumbling as much. Better, but still not quite right.

I set the timing. 3500rpm and timing set at 27 deg

set the carbs back to initial settings.. Cable linkage loosened right off and idle speed screws backed off, mixture screws out one turn from seated. Air bleed screws out one half. Ran like a tractor so I opened up the mixture screws another half turn and that smoothed it out.
Car idles just about 1000rpm according to the timing light tac.

All this sounds good, except......

3/4 cylinder is reading 5 on the snail gauge
1/2 is reading about 12 on the snail gauge.

it still sounds a bit lumpy like a harley. Once in a while get a little sound kinda like a misfire but its quick and gone.

If I put my hand over the velocity stacks on 1/2 and i can stumble out and kill the motor. Put my hand over 3/4 and it will give a little back fire and maybe a little smoke and not much else.

I'm not sure what to do to try an get the carbs to run at the same number on the snail gauge... any pointers. ?? I know that was a bit of a ramble, but I wanted to give all the info I could. :-)

Also, what sort of numbers should I be seeing on the snail gauge??