First timer setting timing up….
Decided to replace my mechanical advance distributor with the vac advance unit below from Jegs. My plan is to adjust the mechanical advance of the distributor to about 20 so I will have 16 initial and 36 total and keep the 2 silver springs so timing is “all in”...
Just got the power steering box to quit leaking and now the oil pump is spitting oil everywhere. Looks like the seal from the pump to block is compromised. Used a brand new Fel Pro gasket with Hi tak. Bout 60 miles on the new build. Guess I don’t really have a question just always something man!!!!!
Bought a 440 Source distributor and need to reduce the curve from 25. Did not come with paperwork and haven’t heard back from 440 Source in weeks. Can anyone point me in the right direction to change the curve?
Billet Distributor - RB Engine
Just took it out and it’s running great no smoke! Just needed to be burned out. It’s been so much time and money into this new setup I’m paranoid about everything haha! Thanks all
I’ll get it up to temp today. I know I got some coolant in the cylinders when I pulled the heads. I cleaned them out as best I could. Figured it would have burned out quickly though.
Just cranked it up again, idle was sticking to about 900 but then after I revved it up a few times idle jumped to 2,000. Looked like white smoke but hard to tell in the garage light while it’s dark out.
Thank you for the info. I’ll run a compression test and have to look up how to run the cooling test. I have no concerns regarding the head gasket install but was definitely easier with the block on the stand versus in the vehicle.
Funny you say that, I labeled the valves with sharpie before I sent them out 1-8 and when I got them beck he put them back in opposite odds were in even and vice versa.
Nothing has changed other than the valve seal bosses were cut lower and narrower then new seals installed by a machine shop and built back up by them.
White/grey smoke out the tailpipes, pretty thick smoke too. Definitely doesn’t seem like steam.
Yes sir e Bob.
Oil pressure was at 42 but idle was also super low. I was having a tough time adjusting it. Seemed like the idle adjust screw wasn’t even working. My mixtures screws are both out 1 3/4 turns. I would try to crank idle up it kept wanting to be low like 500 rpm.