Thread: ok i got my little 283 running again...

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Originally Posted by Firechicken

Hard to say without a little more info. Connect a timing light to it and find out where that is. If nothing else, at least you'll know what you have the timing set at. To check for a vac leak, you can start the engine and take a small propane torch, turn the gas on (don't light it) and run the nozzle around the base of the carb and intake, if the rpm's pick up while doing this you have found a vac leak where the nozzle is pointed.

Now as for more info...After adding the new parts did you make any adjustments to the carb? Was the bottom end re-built when you were adding the new cam, heads etc? If so, how was the motor, and the cam for that matter, broke in? One last thing I would suggest for now, is that you do a compression check...especially if the bottom end wasn't rebuilt.

Good Luck,
Dutch

You don't need a torch to check for vacuum leaks.
Just use a can of carb cleaner or break-clean and it will do the same thing and is a little safer also.

Originally Posted by erik erikson

You don't need a torch to check for vacuum leaks.
Just use a can of carb cleaner or break-clean and it will do the same thing and is a little safer also.

Oh I know...I just don't like the mess