Thanks everyone for your help. The problem is solved.
I bought a "fast road" distributor (mechanical advance
only) from TR Enterprises and asked them to install
Lumenition onto it. The chopper was installed incorrectly.
It was shifted by 30deg with respect to the rotor. I
re-installed it and she now purrs like a kitten.
Thanks again,
Dave
Paul Burr wrote:
> David:
> changing both the fuel and ignition together is a recipe for disaster.
> For what it's worth, I would have done the Weber's or the Lummenition
> separately and got that component working before moving on to the
> other. Perhaps you can swap in a points dizzy, do a quick hot wire to
> the battery, and see if she fires up. This way you don't disturb the
> electronic set up you just put in, and you can trouble shoot it after
> you get the weber's dialed in.
>
> Paul
>
> On Saturday, March 29, 2003, at 12:43 AM, David wrote:
>
>> I'm having difficulty getting my car running smoothly.
>> The motor is freshly rebuilt, I have new triple weber
>> carbs, and new lumenition ignition. The carbs check
>> out, mechanically everything is good (compression,
>> cam timing, valve lash), fuel and cooling are fine. The
>> only unknown is the lumenition. The car starts but won't
>> stay running and doesn't idle. I have a mechanic with
>> me who knows weber carbs and is helping with the
>> setup, so the carburetion is under control. The problems
>> I'm having seem to be timing related. Difficult to explain,
>> but does anyone know of any issues with lumenition
>> ignition, the rotor used, and the phase of the rotor
>> with respect to the chopper. We suspect problems in
>> this area.
>>
>> Request: If there is a list member who lives in the San Jose
>> Ca area, who would be up for swapping there point/
>> condenser distributor for a quick test, I would very
>> much appreciate it.
>>
>> TIA,
>> David
>> 408-910-9154
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