Eggo
Well-Known Member
Hi, I've been struggling with my '73 Satellite for a few weeks trying to get it to run right because at the moment it just isn't. Drove it a few weeks ago and it had such little power and kept wanting to cut out when the revs were low. It has a 4bbl edelbrock, I've messed with the mixture screws and yesterday set them up following how an article explained to do it and loosened one, then tightened the other and backed it off 5 half turns and then did the same to the first one. It's now idling really nicely but when I try and drive it its almost like it's constantly going up a really steep hill as it just has very little power.
It was making a tapping noise which I thought was maybe the rockers but they are all on tight and not moving up and down by hand. I tightened the manifold bolts as a few of these were quite loose and the tapping seems to have stopped but not sure if this is related. It's also blowing loads of white smoke out of the drivers side exhaust and not as much at all out of the passenger side, even after adjusting the carb. Just proper stumped as to what's suddenly gone wrong with it as it was working perfectly beforehand and I haven't changed anything on it between it running fine and not.
I've ordered a timing light so I can look at that (not sure really what I'm doing but just having a go) and a friend recommended I get a vacuum gauge as well, both should arrive today. Nothing like this has gone wrong on my satellite before so I'm really at a loss as to what it might be. Please could I have some advice? Struggling a bit as without a car at the moment because the others have decided to give up at the same time, always the way!
It was making a tapping noise which I thought was maybe the rockers but they are all on tight and not moving up and down by hand. I tightened the manifold bolts as a few of these were quite loose and the tapping seems to have stopped but not sure if this is related. It's also blowing loads of white smoke out of the drivers side exhaust and not as much at all out of the passenger side, even after adjusting the carb. Just proper stumped as to what's suddenly gone wrong with it as it was working perfectly beforehand and I haven't changed anything on it between it running fine and not.
I've ordered a timing light so I can look at that (not sure really what I'm doing but just having a go) and a friend recommended I get a vacuum gauge as well, both should arrive today. Nothing like this has gone wrong on my satellite before so I'm really at a loss as to what it might be. Please could I have some advice? Struggling a bit as without a car at the moment because the others have decided to give up at the same time, always the way!