Ed Brock
Member
Ron,
Perhaps your machine shop screwed you. Here what I would do. It will void your warrantee, but it sounds like they will not honor it anyway.
I would;
1) pull the valve covers (both) and bring #1 to TDC up using the valve train not the timing marker.
2) Pull your dist. cap and see if your rotor lines up to the #1 plug wire.
3) Check to see where the timing marker is at. TDC? Off? Which way? How much?
4) Pull the timing cover off and check the timing mark alignment dots. They may have retarded your cam timing by a tooth.
5) Fix that distributor. There is a guy on Ebay selling a Small Cap HEI distributor and 50,000 coil for $120.00. It a simple wire connection. You want to limit total timing to 30 degrees max.(I had one special built as we are using a blower)
6) Check your vacuum reading before you start the above and after you finish the above. Especially if you made any changes.
I have heard of your running issues before. I need to pick the cobwebs from my OLD dinosaur gray matter and see what comes up. But if you do the the above, be VERY VERY ACCURATE in your work. Look for anything slightly off.
Perhaps your machine shop screwed you. Here what I would do. It will void your warrantee, but it sounds like they will not honor it anyway.
I would;
1) pull the valve covers (both) and bring #1 to TDC up using the valve train not the timing marker.
2) Pull your dist. cap and see if your rotor lines up to the #1 plug wire.
3) Check to see where the timing marker is at. TDC? Off? Which way? How much?
4) Pull the timing cover off and check the timing mark alignment dots. They may have retarded your cam timing by a tooth.
5) Fix that distributor. There is a guy on Ebay selling a Small Cap HEI distributor and 50,000 coil for $120.00. It a simple wire connection. You want to limit total timing to 30 degrees max.(I had one special built as we are using a blower)
6) Check your vacuum reading before you start the above and after you finish the above. Especially if you made any changes.
I have heard of your running issues before. I need to pick the cobwebs from my OLD dinosaur gray matter and see what comes up. But if you do the the above, be VERY VERY ACCURATE in your work. Look for anything slightly off.