adk-roadrunner
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Yup crossover is cleaned out and it was nasty.
hard starting and bogging problem on my 73 roadrunner 318+2
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adk-roadrunner
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Well I ordered a reman Carb to see what happens this is basically the last ditch effort I hope it helps I can't think of anything else.
Harper
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keep us posted, I am about to embark on the same adventure...
picked up a 72 satellite with 318 1b carb, and I want to get it running/driving cheaply
I def want to put a 4 V edelbrock intake and new carb on it.
free flowing exhaust etc.. and get it rolling and braking correctly.
picked up a 72 satellite with 318 1b carb, and I want to get it running/driving cheaply
I def want to put a 4 V edelbrock intake and new carb on it.
free flowing exhaust etc.. and get it rolling and braking correctly.
rsd859
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After all you have done I really hope it works out for you.
adk-roadrunner
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Well here it is got it off eBay and I'm pleasantly surprised its actually a carter precision reman with warranty and all gonna go bolt it up. After that I'm gonna try something else I just thought of I am going to find actual tdc with a piston stop tool and make sure my balancer timing mark is correct maybe when I checked that and found it was so far off my timing mark was wrong.
rsd859
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Awesome!
adk-roadrunner
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OK well Carb is on needs tuning before I drive as it starts sputtering when I put it in gear but it fired up fast and ran good the fast idle before choke comes off is even working good. I just finished building my tdc tool as Napa, car quest, or anvance auto could not get one in a timely manner or some at all. It wasn't too bad I'm gonna post a thread in tool section for anyone who wants to build one. 
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adk-roadrunner
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OK after checking my tdc I discovered my mark was not accurate but wasn't off by much about 5° btdc so my balanced obviously can never be trusted again as I'm sure it will move again. So I set timing to right around actual TDC and it runs good I even adjusted Carb with vacuum guage. So when you put in gear and come to a stop it seems to have a bit of a lumpy idle but doesn't stall when taking off from a stop or going around corners anymore. The only thing I notice is a bit of surging when cruising around 30 to 40 but not horrible. I'm wondering if I should retard the timing even more as it seemed to run better that way when I was setting timing. This whole thing makes me wonder if the engine has had a came change at some point in its life. Here is a question is there a way to set optimal timing with my vacuum gauge ?
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