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She stalls when I put her in gear ?!?!?!?
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mine does/did the same thing. Finally I got fed up with it and took it to a local performance shop. Not the kind you see when your driving around all flashy and whatnot with Honda's in the parking lot... I mean the kind where the building is the same since it opened in in 1964, same sign and most importantly same mechanics... The owner (Rick of Rick's service garage) worked on it all day, rebuilt the brand new carb and found metal filings in the idle circuit... he also found an exhaust leak. However, the most important reason he told me that it wouldnt idle in gear was because my stock tranny/torque converter were unable to deal with the new torque of the engine at idle and it would drag the rpm down too low for it to continue running with the lumpy cam.
Hope some of that helps...
Hope some of that helps...
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When I talked with Rick he recommended a "2200 or so" stall based on my truck weight cam lope and TH350 trans. When I called Comp they recommended a 2200 - 2400. So I called a few other performance shops (Ricks garage type) and they all recommeded a 2000+.
So, I went with stock /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif just kidding. I went with a 2400.
So, I went with stock /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif just kidding. I went with a 2400.
69K5
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i would have tp go with the carb needing rebuilt or idle adjusted. what kind of carb? theres a screw for in park and one for in gear . mine did great after a rebuild. it was just 30 years of crap and wearing
nathan
nathan
rrent
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Sounds like the torque converter was called for due to the lumpy idle hotrod cam.
My suggestion would be to determine (might have to read the paper work that came with your carb -- I'm a Holley guy - so not sure about your carb) if you have the distributor advance hooked to a vacuum port above or below the throttle blades ------ if above the blades the vacuum is supplied to the distributor when you give it gas (advancing the timing)-- if below throttle blades the vacuum is supplied when you let of the gas (again advancing the timing).
With everything stock I would try to hook the distributor to the port below the blades. That will pull the timing in when you are idling.
Next using the same manifold (under throttle blades) port hook up a vacuum gauge (You can find another vacuum port on the manifold or you might need to buy a little plastic tee). Try to adjust the idle for the maximum vacuum.
Sorry for the long rambling explanation the -- I'm sure a good book would be more precise and possibly even a little clearer.
good luck
My suggestion would be to determine (might have to read the paper work that came with your carb -- I'm a Holley guy - so not sure about your carb) if you have the distributor advance hooked to a vacuum port above or below the throttle blades ------ if above the blades the vacuum is supplied to the distributor when you give it gas (advancing the timing)-- if below throttle blades the vacuum is supplied when you let of the gas (again advancing the timing).
With everything stock I would try to hook the distributor to the port below the blades. That will pull the timing in when you are idling.
Next using the same manifold (under throttle blades) port hook up a vacuum gauge (You can find another vacuum port on the manifold or you might need to buy a little plastic tee). Try to adjust the idle for the maximum vacuum.
Sorry for the long rambling explanation the -- I'm sure a good book would be more precise and possibly even a little clearer.
good luck
Chris_T
1/2 ton status
good ideas ... and with the vacuum gauge on there advance and retard the timing a bit and see what that does. Make sure your mechanical advance weights aren't stuck open as well. Sounds like a vacuum problem to me too.
In the absence of a timing light I've timed my engine by vacuum at idle.
In the absence of a timing light I've timed my engine by vacuum at idle.
arq
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I second the vaccum problem
ARQ.
ARQ.
