Ian,
What year is your engine? The early (67.5 and earlier) hav ethe timing
mark cast into the front cover. 68 and later use a sheet metal pointer.
I would set the timing back to where it should be because timing generally
doesn't affect dieseling.
Try dropping your idle speed to see if that helps.
What sparkplug are you using?
If your fuel gauge works, power should be getting to the temp gauge. Try
grounding the wire that hooks to the temp sender. If the gauge goes to
hot, the sender is probably bad. If not, there is either a bad connection
between that wire and the gauge, the hot lead to the gauge, or the gauge
itself is defective.
Sounds as if the rear seal was not installed correctly. That seal is a
real bear to get installed so it doesn't leak. Mine drips a bit, but no
way near what yours does.
Yes, the engine has to be pulled to get the crank loose or out to replace
the seal. I don't think there is enough room to slide the trans back
enough to get the clutch out so the crank can be removed.
Peace,
Pat
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On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Ian Miller wrote:
> Well last night I drove my car home from York to Reading (1.25 hours). All
> and all it ran pretty well. But when I got home I saw a few problems. The
> dieseling was still occuring even though I retarded the timing a bit more
> (3-4 degrees). The only effect I can see timing having on the dieseling is
> it causing the engine to run hotter than it normally would. I know it isn't
> carbon deposits because the motor only has about 500 miles on it and it has
> done this since the rebuild. Maybe I am running too hot of a plug, but they
> don't show any signs of melting/fouling. Now a little background. The car
> is a stroker and for a number of challenges I have been unable to get the
> temperature guage to work. I have no experience tuning my SUs and though I
> have followed every FAQ I can find I think I need to have them looked at by
> an expert so I may be running lean. The timing has only been set by ear
> since I don't currently have a mark on my timing cover that shows top dead
> center. I wouldn't mind the dieseling if I was sure it wasn't a sign of a
> bigger problem.
>
> But Thats not the only problem!!!! THe freshly built motor has a rear main
> seal leak!!! ARGH I was a little worried when I saw the rope seal. Is there
> a better alternative to this seal out there? Does everyones leak? I't
> leaked maybe 1/4 of a quart last night. I don't think that seal can be
> replaced without pullinghte motor right?
>
> Thanks
> Ian
> 66 1600 stroker
> 67.5 1600 in need of help
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