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Re: Re: New Engine & Overdrive

To: "alpines@autox.team.net" <alpines@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Re: New Engine & Overdrive
From: <cs_tscg@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 18:24:49 -0500
Oh, one thing I forgot to mention, it runs rough regardless of RPM. It only 
runs smoothly when I accelerate. Then it is VERY smooth!


> 
> From: ellis838@concentric.net
> Date: 2003/02/03 Mon PM 05:57:53 EST
> To: "alpines@autox.team.net" <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: New Engine & Overdrive
> 
>  Rough running at low rpm could be a lot of things valve adjustment, 
> vacuum leak and such but if you have all these things right and feel 
> good about the condition of the engine my guess is it is to lean. Try 
> increasing the main jet size in the primary and see if it gets better.   
> 140 primary and 160 secondary would be a good place to start if you have 
> a big cam you may want to go bigger.  Jim E
> 
> cs_tscg@bellsouth.net wrote:
> 
> >Over the past few weeks, I have been working the Series IV. The first thing 
>I did was replace the original engine which had started leaking water 
>internally. I replaced it with my rally engine I had built a few years ago. It 
>was going in a car I wanted to use to enter road rallies. However other 
>commitments have prevented me from going ahead with this project. The engine 
>is a early series with .060 pistons and a late series head. It also has the 
>late series fuel pump. I am running the single Weber, but plan to switch it 
>with the duel 40DOCEs. I went with the 1600 block because I wanted the block 
>to match the car. (which now it doesn't) I am having a little trouble tuning 
>everything. I didn't think the setup would make much difference in jetting, 
>but it may. When I activate the 2nd stage of the car, it runs great. But when 
>I am just cruising, the car runs rough. I will look into this in the next week 
>or two as time permits. Maybe I will just go on with the dual 40s. I am ope!
> n!
> > to opinions on the jetting issue. 
> >
> >The other thing I did was install one of two overdrive transmissions I had. 
>I hooked everything up last night but did not have time to test drive. My 
>first experience with the new transmission was this morning on my way to the 
>airport. Wow! What a big difference it makes. I was racing the big SUVs! I did 
>no expect it to work first time out since I was using old scavenged electric 
>parts. But one flick of the switch and the RPMs dropped. What a good feeling. 
> >
> >Next - AC and a hardtop!
> >
> >Just wanted to share the joy
> >
> >Chris Stephenson
> >PeopleSoft Implementation and Support
> >cs@tscg.net
> >(404) 915-7669
> >
> >.
> 

Chris Stephenson
PeopleSoft Implementation and Support
cs@tscg.net
(404) 915-7669

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