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    Problems??????????

     



    I got problems. I started my 350 and it will not idle or run right. I have readjusted the valves and the timeing. I pulled my plugs and they are burnt bad. It sounds to me like fuel problems or carb problem. Any ideas

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    Vacuum leak.

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    What color are the plugs?


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    Yep, probably a vacuum leak. Got a propane soldering torch? Blow propane around the carb base, manifold gaskets, etc. If it rev's up, you've found it. Ether works too, or WD40.

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    The plugs are black and on some it looks like there still pritty wet. If you have the cam 180* off will the motor even fire. I am 99.9% sure it isnt but my father in law continues to say thats the problem keep in mind he hasnt even looked at it.

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    The motor has an internal vacuum leak. It's sucking fumes from the crankcase into the intake runners because you don't have a good seal at the bottom of the intake manifold. Read this procedure to correct.....
    http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...ak%2C_internal

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    These heads and block were matched up in a running pair not long ago the only thing that was done to them was block was bored head heads rebuilt. Can this still be a problem tech?

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    Pretty easy to solve. Pull the intake and see if you're getting a pinch on the gaskets top to bottom and end to end.

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    Cool deal I will give it a try and see what I come up with.

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    It was the carb. I went and got a carb off a friends car and slapped it on there and she ran like a charm. Thanks for all the help.

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