Reply to: RE>3000 III off the mark.
Date: 1/10/95 11:26 AM
Christopher Ball writes:
> I had a terrible time getting any 1st gear speed out of my
> 64 3000. It was fabulous in the highway, but pulling away
> from the lights in town it was a dog. (for the car it is)
>
>There were three items to address:
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> 2.
> He drove it around the block and came back grinning. "Well up to you
> Chris" he said "'cause this is a riot when it ON THE CAM, but it's
> been set up for the track." Turned out that it was set for power at around
> 35000 RPM.
Hmmm, I feel pretty wimpy now. I was thinking I'd hold mine to under 7,000
RPM
> 3.
> The third problem that finally brought it to life even more was the old
> "oil in the dashpot" thing. I changed to a thinner oil and kept it at
> a good level. Sure enough that let the SU piston rise with less
> vacuum and I get an even better pull away now. Some times it's the
> simple things.
I've done this. I run light machine oil (sewing machine oil) in my
dashpots. I can't say I've noticed a difference, but with the cam
timing way off I have hard time detecting subtle things. But, just
about everyone with an opinion says run thinner oil in the carbs.
Dave Lapham HEALEY@OAKHILL.sps.mot.com Austin, TX
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