Kado100 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/94x94q90/c/r/923/Os7lXA.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN_Garage Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 You might have a bad injector or Carb jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Retarded timing will get the exhaust hot too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kado100 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Right now it at tdc and even if I advance the timing it still gets red too.. I'm so lost right now.. I took it to the shop and they say that my timing was off by 10 degree.. They didn't say if it was too advance or too retard.. I bring it back to the shop and they can test it again.. To my knowledge that I think, I don't think the shop even touch my car. They charge me 300 and all my setting is still the same as I try to tune it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramagedained Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Do you mean timing is set to when the motor is at top dead center? If so, that is way too retarded. Depending on what is done to the SBC, initial timing should be 8 to 20 degrees before top dead center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kado100 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Yes the shop set it and this is a new carb too. https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/94x94q90/c/r/923/Os7lXA.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kado100 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 If anyone that lives in southeast Wisconsin that can help me. I'm willing to pay. My location is Sheboygan wisconsin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The other thing to check is that the timing marks on the balancer are correct. I was about 17 and working as a mechanic and had a car come in that wouldn't idle unless it had 50 degrees BTDC timing or something ridiculous like that. I screwed around with it for a while, then finally pulled number one spark plug put a pen in the hole and turned the crank until I found where TDC was. Turned out the balancer had separated and the timing marks on the outside of the pulley had moved relative to the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric JB Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Do you mean timing is set to when the motor is at top dead center? If so, that is way too retarded. Depending on what is done to the SBC, initial timing should be 8 to 20 degrees before top dead center. I have found that mine has way cooler engine compartment temps with lots of initial timing. What dist does it have? Do you have a vac can? If so, try setting it at 34 degrees full advance without the can, and the hook the can to manifold vacuum, instead of ported vacuum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kado100 Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 My distributor is a Holley 600 Cfm.. I'm still waiting for the shop to reply back to me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiwon Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) On 9/27/2016 at 7:11 AM, Kado100 said: My distributor is a Holley 600 Cfm.. I'm still waiting for the shop to reply back to me.. Mine is like this too so it must be a common problem. Edited April 14, 2021 by Jiwon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 What brand of header is that? The hot spot is at the junction of the four pipes. Maybe it's just a poor design with a a flow restriction and thin metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLave Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Often that is a sign you are running lean. Have you pulled a spark plug to get a "read"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonZ Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I was also going to mention a lean condition. Happend to me years ago and was definitely not top of my list of things to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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