Gutless 318
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:41 am
My truck has been telling me for awhile to regap the points. Tried to drive to work on Saturday. Truck spun over great, kept trying to catch, but couldn't. Finally gave up and rode the motorcycle after the truck just flat quit trying to fire off.
Regapped the points Sunday, drove to work today. The truck runs as smooth as a 1999. It tops out like a 1929. Idles smooth as can be. Pulls hills great, no hesitation, no spark knock, no lugging, no extra fuel needed. On the flat, she tops out at 40 mph indicated. And gets 9 miles per gallon, pretty pathetic for a 318.
Points are good. Cap and rotor are good. Plugs are okay (year old or so but look fine). Coil and wires are less than 2 years old. Carb is just over a year old (rebuilt jobby from Autozone- DON'T use their carbs or brakes! Junk!) Distributor is a year and a half or so old.
Regardless of what else I do to the engine, it has to be timed at 0 degrees. It has to have the idle screw all the way in. The distributor is turned all the way toward the passenger side looking from the front. Set up by the book, it won't start. Oh, the timing set is less than 3 years old. RV cam.
Okay gurus... Dead cam? Dead timing chain? Walking advance plate? Transmission dragging the motor down?
It's embarassing, the new cashier girl's /6 auto 71 D100 can hand it its butt...
-WD
Regapped the points Sunday, drove to work today. The truck runs as smooth as a 1999. It tops out like a 1929. Idles smooth as can be. Pulls hills great, no hesitation, no spark knock, no lugging, no extra fuel needed. On the flat, she tops out at 40 mph indicated. And gets 9 miles per gallon, pretty pathetic for a 318.
Points are good. Cap and rotor are good. Plugs are okay (year old or so but look fine). Coil and wires are less than 2 years old. Carb is just over a year old (rebuilt jobby from Autozone- DON'T use their carbs or brakes! Junk!) Distributor is a year and a half or so old.
Regardless of what else I do to the engine, it has to be timed at 0 degrees. It has to have the idle screw all the way in. The distributor is turned all the way toward the passenger side looking from the front. Set up by the book, it won't start. Oh, the timing set is less than 3 years old. RV cam.
Okay gurus... Dead cam? Dead timing chain? Walking advance plate? Transmission dragging the motor down?
It's embarassing, the new cashier girl's /6 auto 71 D100 can hand it its butt...
-WD