TrumpetRhapsody Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Alright well I got everything on the car patched together this weekend, and had a chance to take her for a spin. I probably shouldn't since mud got EVERYWHERE due to the recent rain turning our under-construction road into mush. Forgive my driving, I'm still learning stick. There are some problems you'll undoubtedly notice: Under load the motor misfires and loses power, and also won't get above 3500rpm. I'm thinking it might be a sticky vaccum advance, since I've checked the plug gaps, adjusted the valves, and don't think I have a vaccum leak (unless it's the booster). Going downhill it putters and misfires a little, but I think I may have the carbs too rich. I'll work on that next time I'm out there. You can hear some whirring or slight grinding when decelerating. I need to check my tranny and diff fluids... hopefully that's all it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpetRhapsody Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Any yay's or nay's on the vaccum advance theory for the crappy high rpm and under load acceleration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythefoo Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 If I had to guess i would say the carbs. if they havent been rebuilt and or tuned correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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