as you know ive been trying to set up my distributor so i can get my car running after installing a new intake manifold. well anyways i finally got it to start (thanks to all who helped) and it ran really rough, i let it run for a while and it sorta mellowed out, still runs a little rough, but then again the car hadnt been started for more then 13 days. well i noticed a little bit of smoke coming from my passenger side valve cover. when i rev it up, it has a little bit of a miss. are these things that will work thereselves out with time, or am i still way off of getting the car to run well? when i tried to time it, i couldnt see my timing mark. any suggestions?

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1987 LG4 Camaro z28

Performance
KN airfilter, flowmaster 80 series and catco high flow converter, 180* thermostat, edelbrock performer intake

System
Panasonic CQ-DF200U deck, fosgate speakers (hpc1369, frc2246), fosgate 400a4 amp

 

Im not sute on the mist. If its comming from the side of a valve cover the gasket might not be sealed and the oil is burining on the exh manifold.
A good trick to timing and engine when a timing tab cannot be seen or isnt there is to hook up a vac guage to the mainifold. Advance the timing until the vaccume reaches its peak and then back it off two inches of vac.
This usualy gets it right.
SSC


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85 Camaro, 355/400 "drag car" in moth ***** 13.1@ 101mph on its last season run.
Plans: Possibly add N20 for next season.
82 Firebird, 305/350 currently moth balled.
Current plans: Rebuild 305 with flat tops instead of the dished "cups" for pistons or slightly built 327 with the 58cc heads from the LG4, Upgrade the 2:73 to 3:73 or 3:42 and replace the turbo 350 with 700r4.


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humm i could have used that method a few weeks a go, never thought about that good idea.
danny

 

Tweenkies, did you disconnect the EST bypass connector before shooting the light to it?

 

well after examining my wiring situation i noticed that i had my spark plug wires misrouted. after i correctly routed them, everything was fine, but my temperature gauge is pegged. for some reason, ever since i put the manifold back on, the temperature gauge has been pegged. hey 8mike9, whats your email address?

 

Check the plug in connection on the drivers sdie head, between the #1 and #3 spark plug...this sensor is for the temp gauge.

I don't remember off hand if a shorted wire to ground pegs the gauge, or an open wire (off the connector) pegs the gauge.

I assume you mean the temp gauge pegs as soon as you fire the engine up? Not a slow crawl?

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