Re: [Amc-list] sometimes things go your way...

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Many distributors use ported vacuum for idle - that is no vacuum. Seems to help
with idle smoothness. Immediately off idle has vacuum again.

Ken 


Quoting Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>:

> 
> TRY AGAIN!!!
> 
> On Sunday the idle on the 63 American got a bit bumpy. 4000 or so miles 
> on the plugs, thought it was time for a look-see. Tightened all the 
> screws on the carb real tight. (Just kidding, tweaked idle mixture 
> lean-drop.) Did a compression check since all the plugs were out...
> 
> Man, I can't believe this car was gonna be parted out.
> 
> Compression is 135-145 all cylinders, except #6 was 130. Have to drag 
> out my notes to see what it was in the spring, but if anything, it's 
> improved.
> 
> The plugs were *perfect*. No ash, completely consistently faint beige. 
> Gaps had all opened to about .042, I dropped 'em back to .035 - .040. 
> Like textbook perfect.
> 
> It seeps oil all over! Rear seal drops a puddle of a dozen drops over 
> night. It may be that it's worth dropping the pan to shut that stuff off 
> and see if I can pull that Best rear seal in. Never did that before!
> 
> 
> 
> I gotta get the ignition timing under control. My hacks to the 
> distributor gives me too much advance under 1600 or so, (bumpy from 
> advance) but pretty good at 1800-up. Knocked it back to 6PBTDC static 
> (was 8) and that did it (with vacuum it's like 25 degrees at idle!) I 
> can't get enough mechanical range out of it. I really need to make a 
> junkyard run for an HEI distrib  (will I find one out there?) small TBI, 
> a MAP sensor to play with, and who knows what other fun stuff.
> 
> 
> 
> PS: If you're in Los Angeles 1 Nov Saturday I'm having a big lab rummage 
> sale! Kold War Krap. http://wps.com/temp/regime-change.html.
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