March 9, 201411 yr comment_443021 Are those puffs coming out of the tail pipe or the air horns? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 10, 201411 yr comment_443025 you may have to hold the linkage (throttle valves) open more when someone else cranks Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 10, 201411 yr comment_443027 When is the last time the engine ran? Puff-puff-puff while cranking might be an intake valve stuck open or an exhaust valve not opening. Or a leak at the manifolds. Are you sure everything is tight? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 10, 201411 yr Author comment_443035 Puffs are coming from the tailpipe. I got manifolds pretty tightly torqued. Yea, got to get a pair of hands for help. Car ran about 6 months ago (with SU's) Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 10, 201411 yr Author comment_443068 I did the adjustments by manual (idle speed and mixture screws) and managed to fire it up, yay! But it runs super rough, only like on 3 cylinders. When i rev it, it spits and coughs but fires up more cylinders. All in all, i dont really know is it the timing or badly tuned carbs Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 10, 201411 yr comment_443070 double check plug wire order Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 12, 201411 yr Author comment_443195 Plug wires are okay. https://www.dropbox.com/s/vw2pznsl2eg6uq9/20140310_191707.mp4Im planning to reduce timing a bit and try again. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 17, 201411 yr Author comment_443562 Works quite good now, idle is still quite rough. I do have unisyn tool but its not accurate enough, it seems. https://www.dropbox.com/s/qdavlotzfpam95x/20140315_125936.mp4Weirdest thing: i have some sort of liquid coming from the exhaust.. its clear and quite tasteless. Not fuel. I got scared and opened the oil pan, but luckily only oil came out. My car has been in quite cold garage trough the winter and fuel is over 6 months old, i wonder is it possible that water has been condensed in to tank and now pouring out the exhaust? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 17, 201411 yr comment_443579 Water is a product of petroleum combustion. It's normal. Normally it would stay in vapor phase but your cold exhaust system is causing it to condense to liquid, and drip out the tail pipe. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 18, 201411 yr Author comment_443647 Good to know, never has it happened before so thats why i spooked. Let the adventure continue then! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 19, 201411 yr comment_443762 Reverend, so what did you do the match up the triples to the stock throttle linkage? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 20, 201410 yr Author comment_443783 I still havent them matched up. Im looking for parts locally so i could do THIS: I know where to get them balljoints but the rest of the parts i need.... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/46011-major-screw-up/?&page=4#findComment-443783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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