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11-14-2004 11:35 AM #1
newbie needs help with misfire at high rpms
Frst of all i'm new to working on anything under the hood. I bought a 85 chevy silverado that needed some work. Bought the haynes manuel for it. Started by checking all the basics. Had the carb rebuilt with mixture screws set at 2and ahalf turns out. Replaced all vaccum hoses,dist cap,rotor,spark plug and wires.set timing to 4 degrees BTDC . Starts and idles fine but when driving i cant accelerate fast or up hill, hesitates (i think misfires) and blows black smoke.... HELP
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11-14-2004 11:37 AM #2
oh yeah its got a 305 smallblock..
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11-14-2004 11:38 AM #3
Did it backfire through the carb before you did all of the work you mentioned in your post?
Did you change plug wires?
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11-14-2004 11:42 AM #4
had someone else rebuild carb ..backfires out exhaust ..changed plug wires already
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11-14-2004 12:10 PM #5
doesnt backfire now
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11-14-2004 01:31 PM #6
Just wondering if that is enough advance? Did you set it with the dist. vacuum unhooked and the vac line plugged?"PLAN" your life like you will live to 120.
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11-14-2004 01:47 PM #7
set it with vaccum line pulled off dist and plugged
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11-14-2004 01:51 PM #8
how do you adjust to use more advance..??
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11-14-2004 02:02 PM #9
Originally posted by attherain991
how do you adjust to use more advance..??"PLAN" your life like you will live to 120.
"LIVE" your life like you could die tomorrow.
John 3:16
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11-14-2004 05:15 PM #10
tried 6, 8, even as high as ten. still same problem..would a bad diaphram in the vaccum advance cause this or does vaccum advancing only pertain to low rpm's ..also only getting about 8 miles to the gallon...
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11-14-2004 05:23 PM #11
Originally posted by attherain991
tried 6, 8, even as high as ten. still same problem..would a bad diaphram in the vaccum advance cause this or does vaccum advancing only pertain to low rpm's ..also only getting about 8 miles to the gallon...Mike
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11-14-2004 05:45 PM #12
Me being new to this they seem tight enough ...Yes it is a quadrajet...
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11-14-2004 05:49 PM #13
Maybe something got put together wrong during the carb. rebuild? Things can happen even to experienced mechanics sometimes."PLAN" your life like you will live to 120.
"LIVE" your life like you could die tomorrow.
John 3:16
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11-14-2004 06:00 PM #14
I hate to bother the guy again. I took it up to him a second time 4 days ago and he took it apart and checked over it again...Said it was ok... Oh looking back over this I saw I said mixture screws were at 2 and a half. When he looked at it the second time He set both screws to 4 turns out...
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11-14-2004 06:15 PM #15
Originally posted by attherain991
Me being new to this they seem tight enough ...Yes it is a quadrajet...Mike
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