Tom.. Those plug wire guides are nice!
didn't Moroso used to make a cap that had the wires come out in the correct pattern?? thought I remember seeing something like that.. Dan McIntosh Bagged 64 Impala SS http://www.alloldchevy.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Tomlinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 9:21 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Rich Edelbrock Carb > Bill: > The car is not nearby, but the pictures I took of the engine show that #5 > and #7 are close to each other in the wire loom, then cross near the cap. > How far apart should they be? Would the spacing of a typical wire loom be > enough, or should there be at least a wire in between? > > If you want to see a picture of the set up you can go to: > > http://www.eagleshore.com/bear/engine-left-close.jpg > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bill Vander Werf > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 5:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Rich Edelbrock Carb > > > Always keep the #5 and #7 wires routed away from each other. The > cylinders are next to each other and they are so close to each other in > the firing order that an inductive pulse from the #5 wire can cause a > spark in the #7 cylinder, firing both 5 and 7 at the same time. Waay > early for the #7 cylinder. > > Bill Vander Werf > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Tomlinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:21 PM > Subject: [Chevelle-List] Rich Edelbrock Carb > > > > Last week I started up my 350 Malibu after installation of a new > Edelbrock > > 2701 intake manifold, 1405 carb, Sanderson headers. The good news is, > there > > are no external leaks of water, oil, or exhaust. The bad news is, > after > > adjusting dwell and timing, I find the car "pops" in the header when > > accelerating and decelerating. I installed an O2 sensor to help with > tuning, > > and it's telling me the mixture is rich (O2 sensor reading > 900mv), > so I > > suspect extra gas is igniting in the header. I'm disappointed because > the > > intake/carb combo are supposed to be "matched" and run "right out of > the > > box". The engine has stock heads and ignition, and a modified cam of > unknown > > spec (the previous owner said "it was a 350 HP cam with nothing above > 5k > > rpm"). > > > > - Has anyone else noticed an overly rich 1405 upon initial > installation? > > - can the cam have a dramatic effect on A/F mixture? > > - is there an easy way to check for ignition cross-fire (I made new > plug > > wires and they could be part of the problem). > > > > Tom Tomlinson > > '71 Malibu > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
