FstaRockr Burns
Regular Contributor
Sooo spent the last 2 weeks removing the intake, manifolds, pretty much everything except heads - painting / etc -
Reinstalled the lot and the motor is just running rough. At first I tried the firing order stamped on the intake (1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8).. All it did was backfire and wouldnt run, googled a bit on my phone and tried the other firing order 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8, motor ran better.. but sounds like its off, and alot more vibration.
Before tear down it was super smooth and responsive..
Been struggling for few hours now. Ive quadruple checked the wires, numbered each one - set base around 10 degrees. Same carb/intake -
Im wondering if there is a possibility of a firing swap in the 1-5-4 sequence.. sounds like its running on 7 or 6 1/2..
Also - my water hose routing, I did label it but just wanted to double check..
Water hose routing - (do i need to fill block and hoses with water before running?)
Old distributor with wiring running correctly:
The front damper seems to have more vibration - this looks like a timing thing, or perhaps a plug is not getting good spark. I checked all wires from cap with timing light and they are all firing stable.
At my wits end! Wanted this running last night already and a full day later I struggling with a old points motor! Maybe ill pull valve covers and verify the firing order by the rockers!
Reinstalled the lot and the motor is just running rough. At first I tried the firing order stamped on the intake (1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8).. All it did was backfire and wouldnt run, googled a bit on my phone and tried the other firing order 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8, motor ran better.. but sounds like its off, and alot more vibration.
Before tear down it was super smooth and responsive..
Been struggling for few hours now. Ive quadruple checked the wires, numbered each one - set base around 10 degrees. Same carb/intake -
Im wondering if there is a possibility of a firing swap in the 1-5-4 sequence.. sounds like its running on 7 or 6 1/2..
Also - my water hose routing, I did label it but just wanted to double check..
Water hose routing - (do i need to fill block and hoses with water before running?)
Old distributor with wiring running correctly:
The front damper seems to have more vibration - this looks like a timing thing, or perhaps a plug is not getting good spark. I checked all wires from cap with timing light and they are all firing stable.
At my wits end! Wanted this running last night already and a full day later I struggling with a old points motor! Maybe ill pull valve covers and verify the firing order by the rockers!