satellite1966
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Just joined the B body club,(even though I worked for Chrysler for 32 years at the Twinsburg Stamping Plant in Ohio) first time owner of a cherry '66 Plymouth Satellite, convertible, not all stock, replaced original engine with a 440. Bought the car in Charlotte, N.C.at the speedway last April, from a dealer, that was selling it for a widow friend of his. Long story short, the car was restored, my guess, 3 years ago. This dealer says everything was rebuilt on the drive train, but has no documentation, and the widow won't look for it.(by the way, car sat for over a year) It looks like it's all been rebuilt, clean, new gaskets, etc. did a compression test, 150 all cylinders. Runs ok...here's the problem.
When the engine is cold, it starts good, and runs good for about 30 seconds, then starts to miss, badly! practically shakes you out of the car! anyway, you have to increase RPM to keep it running. As it's running some gray/blue smoke is present, not a lot, and is gone in less than 40 seconds. about a minute has passed since starting the engine, and it begins to smooth out, now running on say, seven cylinders, then all eight. After it warms up to normal op. temp. it runs great, (sounds like it has a mild cam. How do I know?)
no hesitation, no miss, starts great. I've gone through all of the normal stuff, put in hotter plugs, new wires, checked timing, adj. carb/and choke (750 Holley, new) don't know what else to do. I think the rubber valve seals are worn, letting some oil leak into the cylinders, causing miss fire, but I hate to go through the trouble of replacing them if it could be something else. Having never owned a big block, maybe I'm missing something....HELP!
When the engine is cold, it starts good, and runs good for about 30 seconds, then starts to miss, badly! practically shakes you out of the car! anyway, you have to increase RPM to keep it running. As it's running some gray/blue smoke is present, not a lot, and is gone in less than 40 seconds. about a minute has passed since starting the engine, and it begins to smooth out, now running on say, seven cylinders, then all eight. After it warms up to normal op. temp. it runs great, (sounds like it has a mild cam. How do I know?)
no hesitation, no miss, starts great. I've gone through all of the normal stuff, put in hotter plugs, new wires, checked timing, adj. carb/and choke (750 Holley, new) don't know what else to do. I think the rubber valve seals are worn, letting some oil leak into the cylinders, causing miss fire, but I hate to go through the trouble of replacing them if it could be something else. Having never owned a big block, maybe I'm missing something....HELP!
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