Update w video. I was able to rotate the body clockwise, and the rotor with it, to keep it aligned to post one and attach the vac hose. Tweaked...
Thanks for the support, Steve. My garage at home is the only place I got. Right now the Jeep is backed in and I’ve got room to work. My SM says...
Update I warmed up the engine, then adjusted the idle more, took quite a bit of idle adjustment to bring it down to 650-700. 2 full rotations of...
Ok, thanks. I’ll lay out my plan and try to do this in stages. I don’t mind a redo on easy bits. Tim
So...I’ll start w the vacuum leak checks once I can get it running. Based on last evening’s results my carb definitely is out of wack. I fiddled...
Thanks. This seems to be turning in to a major project... Time to build a notebook with info like this as I plan the project out. Tim
Today’s update Idle Repeated initial conditions today and connected the tach. Let it warm up at high idle ~1200 rpm. Once temp was above 130* I...
My apologies for not replying, Walt. I don’t remember your earlier post, but there are no settings or adjustments on the light. My idle is high...
The first owner is my uncle, and he swears the engine never had any work other than oil changes and tune ups. So I’m assuming the engine is truly...
No, I haven’t. Short of removing the timing chain cover I’m not sure how, and I don’t know the second and third order effects of removing the...
I do feel like I’m confirming the definition of insanity. “Repeating the same steps, expecting a different outcome.” Tim
Vac advance is plugged at the carb. I start with the distributer midway in its range of rotation. It is limited by the BAT connection for...
Back for an update. Work got in the way as well as other life events... BLUF: still not right. I’m beginning to think I have another issue...
No. This started because the old (original) distributor had come apart internally. I should have noted where the rotor was, but the timing was so...
I think I’m making some progress. I verified my HEI is odd fire by looking at the “innards”. Yep, 3 groups of 2. I started over using the new...
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