Timing Engine - To What Degree

[ccracin]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Good to hear Vic....

Now --- Make certain your VACUUM ADVANCE is plug into the port with no vacuum at idle... you should have TWO ports (small tube - say 3/16) - one is PORTED (vacuum at idle) and one is UNPORTED (NO vacuum at idle) ----- You want the UNPORTED for your advance. This gives you vacuum only when the throttle blades are "being used" or in other words - you're doing something more than idling. That will / should lower your idle timing back to the 18* - which with your motor - and a street motor - is all you need.

NOW --- Leaking tranny lines -- NO you can't plug them and drive around... you'll burn up your tranny. Just fix it.

Good job!

[camaro1969]

I dont understand the leak, it isnt even leaking from the thread, its leaking from the behind the thread..

the nut is free to moving on the steel pipe, but when mounted to the trans, and threaded to the outflow, it seems as if the leak is coming from the being the threaded nut, and not the thread itself..

i dont think i made sense, i will take pictures and post

[ccracin]

Originally Posted by camaro1969

I dont understand the leak, it isnt even leaking from the thread, its leaking from the behind the thread..

the nut is free to moving on the steel pipe, but when mounted to the trans, and threaded to the outflow, it seems as if the leak is coming from the being the threaded nut, and not the thread itself..

i dont think i made sense, i will take pictures and post

Sounds like you might have a bad or cracked flare. Get some photos.

[camaro1969]

got the leak fixed, i dont know how, but i loosened it, and retightened it, seems like it got a better thread lock then before. I didnt put teflon tape on it, should i?

I filled up my trans with atf, and go enough for the convertor to get the trans into gear, and move the car back and forth,... so that was yesterday.. i was going to take teh car around the block just to see how it runs, but when i start it, i hear a LOUD popping, scares the crap outta me.. could this be a misfire? or just gas vapor popping in my headers? It is open exhaust right now, mufflers are not on yet...

suggestions? I heard 3 pops before i turned her off...ran it for like about 20 seconds, and reved it to about 2..

[Vegas69]

It's not uncommon to need to loosen a flare fitting and re seat it.

I am assuming your popping is out the exhaust? That would be caused by excess fuel in the exhaust. Did you foul a plug playing around with timing and starting it so many times cold?

[camaro1969]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

It's not uncommon to need to loosen a flare fitting and re seat it.

I am assuming your popping is out the exhaust? That would be caused by excess fuel in the exhaust. Did you foul a plug playing around with timing and starting it so many times cold?

wow, i must admit you know your stuff!

I went and check with the wiring, and i noticed the problem YOU suggested right away, number 8 cylinder plug was off the spark plug! I had a few guys helping me while i was fixing my leak with the trans (had to remove the header), so we removed the number 8 plug... that doesnt damage the piston or the cylinder does it?

Assuming it was squirting gas into that cylinder and not firing, and therefore when the exhaust stroke occurred, sucked it up and popped in the header...

Thats Todd, smart ass!

[GregWeld]

If he hadn't told you that -- I would have....

Glad you found it.

[Vegas69]

Hey man, I've been around the block. Luckily not as many times as that old man Weld. The cylinder will be fine. Just screw in a new plug and take her for a ride. You can pull your dipstick and see if the oil has a gas smell. If you ran it an extended period of time, an oil change isn't a bad idea. Doesn't sound like you did.

[camaro1969]

video coming soon of its first take off!