What went wrong?, it was running great and then not at all |
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What went wrong?, it was running great and then not at all |
Type 47 |
Mar 15 2023, 03:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 1-June 10 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 11,790 Region Association: None |
so we put the original 62k engine back in that had not had the distributor removed. Adjusted the valves (again after we put about 10 miles on it) we rebuilt the Webbers and it fired up. We did some timing and tweaking on the carbs.
It ran OK but a little shy of perfect. I replaced the wires and it seemed to improve it but idled a little high around 1,200. My son came over to work on it the next day, but I wasn't home. All of a sudden, it won't even run. we swapped distributers (both 009's) with the parts car, then swapped points (adjusted to 0.016). no improvement. tested spark to all four cylinders. I seems like it's really out of timing but we didn't change it much. (except for the fact that we took the distributor out) my son says we have spark, too much fuel, and not enough air. What do we do next????? |
Superhawk996 |
Mar 15 2023, 04:15 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,514 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
we swapped distributers (both 009's) with the parts car, then swapped points (adjusted to 0.016). no improvement. tested spark to all four cylinders. I seems like it's really out of timing but we didn't change it much. (except for the fact that we took the distributor out) Not trying to be a jerk but saying you didn’t change much right after mentioning a distributor swap doesn’t make sense. Timing is 100% dependent on the distributor and its position. If you’re convinced distributor is installed correctly and plug wires are in proper firing order . . . Statically time the car then see if it starts. |
Root_Werks |
Mar 15 2023, 04:20 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,465 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
we swapped distributers (both 009's) with the parts car, then swapped points (adjusted to 0.016). no improvement. tested spark to all four cylinders. I seems like it's really out of timing but we didn't change it much. (except for the fact that we took the distributor out) Not trying to be a jerk but saying you didn’t change much right after mentioning a distributor swap doesn’t make sense. Timing is 100% dependent on the distributor and its position. If you’re convinced distributor is installed correctly and plug wires are in proper firing order . . . Statically time the car then see if it starts. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Don't rule out the basics including yourself as a variable. Swapped a dizzy recently in our Jeep, wouldn't light up, seemed like no spark.....until I realized I determined TDC incorrectly = oops. Quick re-do of static timing and Vroom! Fired right off. |
Type 47 |
Mar 15 2023, 04:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 1-June 10 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 11,790 Region Association: None |
we swapped distributers (both 009's) with the parts car, then swapped points (adjusted to 0.016). no improvement. tested spark to all four cylinders. I seems like it's really out of timing but we didn't change it much. (except for the fact that we took the distributor out) Not trying to be a jerk but saying you didn’t change much right after mentioning a distributor swap doesn’t make sense. Timing is 100% dependent on the distributor and its position. If you’re convinced distributor is installed correctly and plug wires are in proper firing order . . . Statically time the car then see if it starts. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Don't rule out the basics including yourself as a variable. Swapped a dizzy recently in our Jeep, wouldn't light up, seemed like no spark.....until I realized I determined TDC incorrectly = oops. Quick re-do of static timing and Vroom! Fired right off. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) completely. my son, who is an ASE mechanic, has been racking his brain and is a little frustrated. If it was just me, that would be another question. So, if distributor, points were working properly could they go south? Could changing the wires triggered something? |
Superhawk996 |
Mar 15 2023, 04:36 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,514 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
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