71 Duster 360 (new project)

Well,,,from what i could see nothing broke.

The results of the 1st race were not as good as expected but.....looks like nothing is broke.
The car would not 60 ft.....off about .08....and either down on power or fuel or ignition problem popped up......had a 1.508 60 ft....that is terrible for that car...
1st pass was 10,87 @ 122+.......checked the carb to make sure it was fulling opening.....check timing and what i saw was weird.....y
looking at timing mark....hit gas pedal and it would retard then jump back.....distributor rotor was loose on top of the distributor.....replaced it...
2nd pass 10.84 @ 122+......well...that was probably not the easy answer...

Listening to it...i dont hear anything usual in the valve train...put hand on valve covers...did not feel anything...
Noticed one thing....fuel pressure gauge is showing 3 psi....even with the pump is off...it is one of those autometer gauge with the isolator.....wondering if it is getting false reading as the pump sounds ok.....

We have been using a 4 inch air cleaner on the car for years...with the k&n style cleaner...washed it a couple of times....so decided to remove it...

The car did pickup....Ran 10.71 @ 123.....unfortunately that was in the 1st round with a 10.84 on the window..

I was looking for something around 10.50s even in the heat.....maybe i was expecting too much....

Dont see any more races schedule at this time...there was on August 8, looks like they cancelled it.

So we will do some basic engine check out....rockers...compression test.....check out the fuel pressure and pump and take a look at the distributor....

The 904s are working great...lol