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09-08-2004 12:41 PM #1
Help tuning my SBC!
I have just finished a 1927 Track T Roadster with a mild SBC that runs a tri-power Offenhauser manifold and 3 Rochester 2 carbs. The few small goodies on the car are Dart aluminum Pro-1 heads with a roller setup.
Here's where I stand.....
The car stalls while trying to idle. Even when driving for a while and coming to a light when I push the clutch in.....
Also, I have a fair amount of smoke from the headers, but I did fog the motor and have only run for about 20-30 minutes since then.
I feel the electric choke conversion is working well, and am unsure as to where to start looking to solve this issue.
On the carb, I opened up the idle tubes to .032" on the bottom and .041" on the top, an adjustment recommended to me to compensate for today's fuel versus the old stuff. This seemed to help a bit, but with the rain I only ran it for about 1 minute.
Lastly, the dipstick I am using with the motor doesn't seem to work too well, and I was told that I may have 1 quart too much oil in the engine....could this lead to the smoking?
Thanks. Tom
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