Norwood

[Roberts68]

Holy hell has the quality of images in this thread degraded.

How exactly does someone un-see something like that?

[glassman]

Who's dog is that? I'm scared...

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Roberts68

Holy hell has the quality of images in this thread degraded.

How exactly does someone un-see something like that?

Let the Ford guy fix it.

Fords have the solenoid on the inner fender. Just sayin

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by FETorino

Fords have the solenoid on the inner fender. Just sayin

Making something simple complicated doesn't make it faster.

[intocarss]

Originally Posted by Sieg

So you're putting on the thong and partying at the beach?

You win Sieggy you win lol

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by intocarss

You win Sieggy you win lol

You must have been at the beach all day yesterday?

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Making something simple complicated doesn't make it faster.

Good point.

You could have replaced 50 posts and 20 days of R&D with a screwdriver across the terminals.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by FETorino

Good point.

You could have replaced 50 posts and 20 days of R&D with a screwdriver across the terminals.

a picture is worth 50 posts...........

[intocarss]

Originally Posted by Sieg

You must have been at the beach all day yesterday?

And you must of been spying on me

[Sieg]

OK, back to car stuff.

Starter works, valves readjusted again as setting them from zero lash (just to the tension the pushrod wouldn't turn) and pre-loading a 1/2 turn was resulting in a couple rattlers. Re-adjusted checking the previous pre-load when backing them off and reset them with 5/8 pre-load which quieted them down but still detect a little valve train clatter so I'll probably give them another 1/8 turn for a total of 3/4.

After the valves I pulled the card to check transfer slot exposure which is supposed to be .025" according to the Holley tech. My Demon was spec'd at .020". As suspected due to flat condition right off idle, the transfer slots were not exposed which probably happened during the break in when my helper dialed them open and didn't note the turns in.

I fire the motor with the slots set at .025" and fuel screws at a rich 1.75 turns out, and the idle bypass circuit in the mid position approx. 2.5 turns out from open. When up to temp the idle speed was 2,200, closing the idle bypass circuit lowered it to 2,100 rpm.

I tried leaning and richening the fuel screws to see if they would have any impact on idle speed adjustment via the bypass valve but no luck. I backed off the throttle idle screws 5/8 of a turn and obtained 1K rpm but from the top of the venturi's it looks like the transfer slots are close to zero exposure again. A quick test drive indicated it was still a little flat when the clutch fulling engaged but it was an improvement from previous settings.

Looks like the only way I'm going to get some transfer slot exposure and the idle speed around 900-1,000 is by backing off the 16* initial timing and setting idle speed with initial timing to a point that allows some idle speed adjustment via the carb circuits.

Then make up the loss of initial timing with more total mechanical and quicker ramp up via lighter springs.

Does it sound like I'm on the right track?