Have you revved it up above 2k with a timing light on it?
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Not a Fitech-Now a Sniper 2 and boat anchor
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I would only run vacuum advance on full manifold vacuum. Ported vacuum was any emissions bandaid.
Yes. No advance at all.
I'm seeing that, good call.
Ok on my phone but a brief update. I didn't know distributors ran mechanical and vacuum. This is my fist time with anything pre-fuel ignition so I thought it was one or the other. So with no action from the vacuum module I ordered a replacement and went to install it today. Lo and behold when I took the rotor off, there were weights and springs, fancy that. So expanding on that revelation I found that the advance mechanism was rusted solid. The weights couldn't move out at all. I took the vacuum module back and picked up a new distributor and installed it.
HOLY SHIT!!
Even at startup it sounded better. I set idle to 8 degrees and revved it up with the timing light on. Wow look at all that advance. I didn't even dick with it anymore, I threw the front wheels back on and took it around the block. I have comfortable cruising and I can actually hold speed and even accelerate on the highway.
Thanks everyone for all the advice. This is my favorite community on the internet.
I'm not done yet but now at least I can get miles on it so the computer can start learning.
I started restitching the STC top today too. Have some pics.
Got my last wheel in today. National Tire and Wheel, what a pathetic excuse for packaging. Took them two months to get this far.
Good to know that they are not ones to be great with customer service.
But you have to post a picture of the wheel !!!!! Sans ghost poop....
But you have to post a picture of the wheel !!!!! Sans ghost poop....
Yeah nice guys but pretty incompetent. I ordered this wheel on June 12 and it took no less than ten calls to get it. They have a shit powder coater that is so incompetent they are going to just
ship bare wheels from now on.
Drive the truck round trip to Atlanta yesterday, about 120 miles for me, I had a cough and a die right after startup after breakfast, but no other issues and it fired right up. I'm seeing lots of people with FCC issues on Facebook, sounds like it's too susceptible to heat. I have a temp gun in the truck so I'm going to see if any hot hard starts match up with that. Right now I think I just need to remove a little fuel to the hot start 170F setting.
Eaton 15x10 8 lug conversion wheel.
ship bare wheels from now on.
Drive the truck round trip to Atlanta yesterday, about 120 miles for me, I had a cough and a die right after startup after breakfast, but no other issues and it fired right up. I'm seeing lots of people with FCC issues on Facebook, sounds like it's too susceptible to heat. I have a temp gun in the truck so I'm going to see if any hot hard starts match up with that. Right now I think I just need to remove a little fuel to the hot start 170F setting.
Eaton 15x10 8 lug conversion wheel.
I had 2 instances that reminded me how hot the engine bay gets. I was driving my 66 C20 the other day and the brakes felt soft so I wanted to check the fluid level. I was a little surprised how how the master cylinder area was. Then this weekend I was doing the radiator upgrade on the crew cab and I was standing by the side of the engine bay resting my arms on the front fender. I was again surprised by how much heat was coming off the engine area. In that case the motor was running at full temperature and the electric fans were running.
So that's the one thing I've always been doubtful about with the FCC. It seems like there's a lot of radiant heat in the engine bay.
So that's the one thing I've always been doubtful about with the FCC. It seems like there's a lot of radiant heat in the engine bay.
Can you relocate the ECM inside the truck, or is it the heat soak on the throttle body that is causing issues?
Kain
3/4 ton status
ya what i have read they need a return to keep fuel from boiling.(could be wrong) but thats what i gathered
there are a lot of people that dont have issue with them
there are a lot of people that dont have issue with them
Is that your fuel pump and regulator? Is it mounted under the hood? Why isn't it back by the fuel tank?the ECU isn't the issue, it's the FCC (Fuel Command Center) that's being discussed.
it's a small fuel tank with a high pressure fuel pump inside which is fed by the old mechanical fuel pumps that many older vehicles had. Some people are using these so they can avoid upgrading the fuel tank, pump, fuel lines etc.
The problem with mounting the FCC back by the tank is feeding it from the engine mounted fuel pump it's intended to be used with. It can only handle 8psi inlet pressure.
Ah that makes much more sense.
Try wrapping it in some insulation to help keep it cool.
Will it fit in between the grill and core support?
Maybe without AC. IIRC it's a little over 6" round
Yeah way too big.
I don't think that I would want a small tank of gas out in front to get blasted in an accident.
