| still figuring out timing- no torque [message #145277] |
Sun, 02 October 2011 17:34  |
hertfordnc
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Thanks to everyone's advice last week i was able to get it running pretty good.
It runs cool, electric fan does its job, doesn't overheat, idles pretty smoooth.
So tonight i tried to move it- into gear, makes lots of noise, no power, not much movement and it backfires out the carb.
I will time it properly after i get it moved but that will probably involve getting under it to locate and raise the timing mark and it is in mud where it's at.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: still figuring out timing- no torque [message #145278 is a reply to message #145277] |
Sun, 02 October 2011 17:54  |
hertfordnc
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Never mind, i figured it out.
Now the problem is traction- there ain't none.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: still figuring out timing- no torque [message #145339 is a reply to message #145321] |
Mon, 03 October 2011 04:24 |
hertfordnc
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The timing was still not advanced enough. I had been chasing a smooth idle while the automatic choke was holding the throttle open.
I advanced the timing a bit more and the problem went away.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: still figuring out timing- no torque [message #145341 is a reply to message #145339] |
Mon, 03 October 2011 07:52 |
fred v
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| hertfordnc wrote on Mon, 03 October 2011 04:24 |
The timing was still not advanced enough. I had been chasing a smooth idle while the automatic choke was holding the throttle open.
I advanced the timing a bit more and the problem went away.
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it has been noted here that sometimes the harmonic balancer can slip on the hub and throw the timing mark off.
Fred V
'77 Royale RB 455
P'cola, Fl
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