Thread: Problems With Idle
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12-11-2009 11:25 AM #1
Problems With Idle
I have a .060 350 sbc. 10.1:1 compression. Comp 280 cam. Weiand stealth ram, rblt Holley 570 (64pri, 72sec), an MSD street fire Dist, rblt stock heads 1.94int 1.50 ehx i believe. In a 69 chev c-10 w/ a th350 and 4.11's out back. My stall is at 2800.
Ok here's the problem I've been fightin with: It doesn't like to idle lower than 1000rpm in park. I've gotten it to 900 but no lower. In gear it will not stay running, it'll just stall an die. Also, when i'm drivin if I punch it, it spits an sputters over 3200. And finally, every once in a while it'll pop through the carb and kill the motor- this was worse when i had 87 oct fuel, i have 91 now.
I've adjusted timing (i'm at 8 on idle), tried leaning the carb out, I even changed the int gasket cuz of a suspected vac leak.
Do i need to pull more timing, re-curve the dist, valve lash or is it somethin else?
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