Rebuilt top end of engine now carb idles much higher?Please help
Well I got my piston stop and proceeded to check TDC for cylinder #1. Let’s just say it was way off. No wonder I couldn’t get it to run right and idle nice after putting it back together. I included a photo so everyone can see how off the zero degrees was on the dampener. The actual factory dampener zero marking is all the way to the right. I dont really know what I did but appears to be 90deg off. I just want to make sure that I figured out the correct TDC. I put the damper on what I thought was zero then put the piston stop in. Cranked the dampener around until the piston hit the stop. Marked it. Then turned the dampener the other way and when it hit again stopped it and market it. The true TDC I figure is the middle of this marks. Now when I set the initial timing it should be around 10-15 BTDC. I have an electronic distributor with no vacuum advance and an MSD 6a. Not exactly sure how to set timing advance all in at 2500rpm with my electronic distributor? Any suggestions much appreciated. Thank so much everyone for the advise and help.
Well I got my piston stop and proceeded to check TDC for cylinder #1. Let’s just say it was way off. No wonder I couldn’t get it to run right and idle nice after putting it back together. I included a photo so everyone can see how off the zero degrees was on the dampener. The actual factory dampener zero marking is all the way to the right. I dont really know what I did but appears to be 90deg off. I just want to make sure that I figured out the correct TDC. I put the damper on what I thought was zero then put the piston stop in. Cranked the dampener around until the piston hit the stop. Marked it. Then turned the dampener the other way and when it hit again stopped it and market it. The true TDC I figure is the middle of this marks. Now when I set the initial timing it should be around 10-15 BTDC. I have an electronic distributor with no vacuum advance and an MSD 6a. Not exactly sure how to set timing advance all in at 2500rpm with my electronic distributor? Any suggestions much appreciated. Thank so much everyone for the advise and help.
