Recent content by subforry

It been awhile, but I finally got back to working on the Gigi. I thought I should follow up. I had a shop install a 440 source flex plate with the bite out of it. As soon as I started the car, I could tell the vibration was gone. After some more driving, I decided the cam was too much. I...

I like to deny the possibility of exhaust gases in the cooling system as long as possible, but, perhaps it has exhaust gases in the cooling system. Maybe a rear cylinder leaking, the gases build up because rear is higher and pushes the coolant out. The blue to green chemical tester are cheap...

Wow, outstanding. So glad I asked. I might even have one of those around, they are typical replacement for '60s Mercedes.

So the antenna on my '66 Charger broke off at the base. High winds blew the car cover off and it took the antenna with it. I didn't realize these antennas don't collapse all the way into the fender. From searching around, it seems I can get a replacement (fixed or telescopic) or a power one...

An update. She has been my daily driver, and we are getting along. Idle RPM is about 1k. Starts good (cold or hot), doesn't die in gear. After reading up on cams, my understanding is, the shuddering at idle is related to the cam overlap which is 22 degrees. The brakes are ok, but I wouldn't...

Well it's been productive. Fixed the leaky gasket at the water neck, swapped temp senders, and lowered the seat. As for the idle and carb, any restriction on PCV port causes a drop in idle which requires idle speed on the carb to be set too high, thus opening the butterfly past the slots. The...

I went with the TTI headers and exhaust kit, they are not far away, so I picked them up and didn't pay shipping. Installing the headers requires the front to jacked up as high as possible. There was some fussing with the pipes along the gas tank. Otherwise it was easy. I like the mufflers...

I found the #4 plug wire was damaged on the header. Swapped in a replacement. Replaced the plugs. It's idling the best it ever has, kind of fussy to tune. Seems to like a rich idle mixture. Also advanced the ignition time some more. Still stumbles, but I feel like that is more of a cam...

I am about to buy some new plugs and would be happy for a recommendation.

What is up with these spark plugs? This is even bank, 8, 6, 4, 2. I pulled 7 and it looks like other 3. There could have been manifold vacuum leak but wouldn't that make the plug lean? The wire to the distributor could have been loose. What else should I be checking? Again this is a junk...

Ignition advance is in the 18-22 range. I think the mechanical advance springs are weak and kicking in just over 1000rpm (my understanding is 1500rpm or more would be better). Vac advance is ported, but I can run manifold vac. Currently no pinging or kick back on hot restart, also pulls well...

I tried lowering the idle speed. It barely ran at what I think was about 600rpm and dies when put in gear. This got me to thinking about the cam and what idle speed would be needed. The specs are attached. The timing set has options, I took the neutral one (dot to dot?). Rockers are '78 440...

No, not yet. Thanks for the clear direction on what to look for.

Given that my gauge was cheap and now not working, it could have been more than 6psi, either way I will do more investigation. I should be able to check the floats in the next few days.

Good idea. I will give it try. Yes, the converter is ridiculously tight.