350 idle problems
350 idle problems
i'm trying to get my small block to start up. the engine has already been tuned on an engine dyno and everything was working perfect.
i took it home and it set on an engine stand for a couple months while i was getting my camaro ready to drop it in. finally dropped it in and everything. started it up the first time and it ran good. then the next day i started it up and it barely held idle. the day after it wouldn't even hold idle and would just back fire.
i finally found that the distributor clamp bolt was loose and the distributor was getting more and more out of tune. so i started over by putting the number one piston 15 degrees before tdc. it fired up nicely but then started to climb in rpm's. so i tried advancing it a little and then it wouldn't start at all.
so today i set it back to 15* and now it won't even start at all.
i took it home and it set on an engine stand for a couple months while i was getting my camaro ready to drop it in. finally dropped it in and everything. started it up the first time and it ran good. then the next day i started it up and it barely held idle. the day after it wouldn't even hold idle and would just back fire.
i finally found that the distributor clamp bolt was loose and the distributor was getting more and more out of tune. so i started over by putting the number one piston 15 degrees before tdc. it fired up nicely but then started to climb in rpm's. so i tried advancing it a little and then it wouldn't start at all.
so today i set it back to 15* and now it won't even start at all.
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theshackle
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Sep 17, 2020 08:26 AM




