This may be a little late .I have done everything I can think of with
adjusting the edelbrock ,changing wires ,distributors for my 383 till
the other night.When I switched it with a Holley and the difference is
unbelievable. The response is a whole lot quicker and no loading up or
missing.Just my 2 cents worth.
Jimmy
doodle@flintemc.net
http://members.flintemc.net/~doodle/index.html
Steve Bobst wrote:
>
> I had the same thing happen on my 327. After changing everything I could
> think of, and beating my head against the wall repeatedly, I replaced my new
> plugs with a set of used ones from my daily driver. It solved the problem
> in my instance. (I would omit the beating-your-head-against-the-wall part)
>
> Steve
>
> >> From: Tom Burt <tburt@hirose.com>
> >> To: 'oletrucks' <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> >> Subject: [oletrucks] Sick 327
> >> Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 3:45 PM
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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