hey now, there are some good fords out there, check the local wrecking yard!
"J. Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"J. Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's a '63 Chevy II, and he's considering selling it
to buy a F**D.. If he decides to keep the car, I'll
definitely recommend the swap-
--- Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> If he drives it much on the street, he might
> consider swapping in a vacuum
> advance distributor. It may even help mileage a bit
> as well.
>
> Dale McIntosh
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of J. Brady
> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 5:11 PM
> To: The Chevelle Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] edelbrock carb question
> (not for me!!)
>
> Thanks Dale.
>
>
> --- Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Not odd at all, the distributor is set up for
> > mechanical advance only. Great
> > for race cars but not too practical on the street
> > anymore. If timing is the
> > issue, he'll need to recurve the mechanical
> advance
> > in the distributor
> > itself.
> >
> > Dale McIntosh
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > Behalf Of J. Brady
> > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:48 AM
> > To: Chevelle Group
> > Subject: [Chevelle-list] edelbrock carb question
> > (not for me!!)
> >
> > I'm asking this question for a friend of mine from
> > the
> > local cruise nights..
> >
> > My friend is running a 350 in his Chevy II, and
> it's
> > running a little hot (hits about 220 at a
> redlight,
> > as
> > soon as he starts moving it drops). I told him I
> > was
> > having the same problem with my '66 327, and then
> I
> > found out I had the vaccuum hooked up wrong going
> > from
> > my distributor to the carb (had it on port
> vaccuum,
> > not manifold vaccuum). I told him as soon as I
> > switched it over and re-timed the engine, my car
> now
> > runs at a cool 190.. He asked if I could check his
> > at
> > the show yesterday and I said sure-
> >
> > Upon looking at his engine, he's running a Mallory
> > ignition which has no vaccuum advance cannister,
> and
> > has BOTH the port and manifold vaccuum ports
> blocked
> > off on his carb. I was shocked, b/c every SBC
> I've
> > ever seen had a vaccuum line running from the dist
> > to
> > the carb..
> >
> > Does anyone else find this setup odd? Should he
> > have
> > the manifold vaccuum port on the carb going
> > somewhere
> > else at least, if it's not going to the
> distributor?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jim
> >
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> > http://59registry.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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