<snip>Matt My manifold bolts come loose when the car is used it is part of my maintenance schedule to tighten them regularly or i blow gaskets Thanks 4 the honesty it brought a smile to my face If you need any new curse words let me know I have a few Australian / New Zealand ones you will have not heard Stu Melbourne Australia
Quoting Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>:
> One of the nagging problems that I've had with my American almost the
> entire time I've had it is a rough, hot idle. I've done a bunch over the
> years that has sneaked up on solving the problem but since I got back from
> Kenosha, the problem has gotten much worse and at times, it's been more
> like riding a mechanical bull than sitting in a Rambler with a stockish six
> cylinder.
>
> Anyway, outside of rebuilding the motor, I've done the following to the car
> to try and fix it:
> - Removed the heat riser valve (was stuck half open) and had the faces of
> the manifolds machined flat, double checked the seal by spraying with WD-40.
> - Cursed at it
> - Noticed that the dwell angle was all over the place at idle so I shoved a
> Pertronix Ignitor in it
> - Cursed at it
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