Re: Mooing Rambler - saga continues - correction!

["Brian Hagen" <brian.hagen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I forgot to mention.. its backfiring thru the exhaust, not out the carb.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Hagen" <brian.hagen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Mooing Rambler - saga continues - running


> I'll try to summerize where Im at:
>
> New distributor (rebuilt by me, with Pertronix unit installed)
> New wires, plugs,starter, coil
>
> Old everything else!
>
> Ok, she runs now. I did the dowel, static timing, to get her to TDC and 
> get the distributor set up.  And she starts and runs. Part of the problem 
> I think was I was running on old gas.  I ran a line to a gas can and im 
> running at 20 degrees TDC.  Anything lower or higher and she stalls out. I 
> tried to get her to 10 degrees TDC but it would stall out.  No matter how 
> it is running (at 20, 18, 25...) she backfires alot. Putt putt pop pop 
> putt putt putt.... No matter what timing I get backfiring.> ..the saga 
> continues...