The E-brock carbs like LOW fuel pressure, so you may be feeding it too much
fuel.
Al
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Burt <tburt@hirose.com>
To: 'Al & Judy' <cayfords@oxford.net>; 'oletrucks'
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: March 4, 1999 7:54 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Sick 327
>...was just thinking. If it was starving for fuel (due to lack of
pressure), wouldn't it cut out all together?
>This is a random miss fire, much like an electrical open. I can sometimes
smooth it out by opening up the throttle.
>
>Tom B. 57 Stepside 3200
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Al & Judy [SMTP:cayfords@oxford.net]
>Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 4:12 PM
>To: Tom Burt; 'oletrucks'
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Sick 327
>
>what type/pressure fuel pump are you using? Edelbrocks are quite sensative
>to fuel pressure.
>
>al
>49 3100
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Burt <tburt@hirose.com>
>To: 'oletrucks' <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Date: March 4, 1999 6:59 PM
>Subject: [oletrucks] Sick 327
>
>
>>Okay, okay! I've tuned up V8s before and never any had problems. I just
>>never handled high performance engines.
>>My '57 has a late 60's 327 that I had replaced coil, points, cap, rotor,
>>and added a complete set of Accel high performance ignition wires. Plugs
>>look okay and didn't need replacement.
>>It starts on first pop, almost like it has electronic ignition and idles
>>quite well. But, when I take it out on the road, it misses badly...dang!
>>I am a little frustrated with this one.
>>Q: Got any ideas?
>>
>>Note: It has a Edelbrock 4bbl and idles about 1100 RPM and there is
>>commonly the smell of raw gas after shutting it down. When running idle
>>the exhaust fumes are quite rich (wife gets angry..says it chokes out the
>>entire neighborhood). It's set up with a Edelbrock hi-rise and headers,
so
>>there's no flow restriction there. The mis-firing is not consistent and
is
>>at times random.
>>Q: Could the fuel mixture be too rich and occasionally (maybe randomly)
>>fouling the plugs while on the fly?
>>
>>Tom B. 57 Stepside 3200
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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