Hi everyone, pretty new on here-
I have a 289 with a recently rebuilt top-end (edelbrock e-street package - new heads, cam, timing chain, intake, carb). It was running great for about 3 months or so, then all the sudden started having issues- trouble starting, mainly just not running smooth- jerking, rough idle, occasional backfire, then sputtering and dying. I thought I had it figured out the other day when I pulled off the fuel filter and noticed it had a bunch of junk in it (rust from bad gas tank). So I replaced the filter and disconnected the hose from the bad tank and ran it into a red gas can with fresh gas. Took awhile to get started but once it did, it ran great! Kept it going for about 15 minutes then shut it off thinking I'd isolated the problem to bad gas. Later that day wanted to test again-it fired up on the first turn, ran great for about 5-10 minutes, then starting running rough again and sputtered and died! So far I have adjusted the timing, made sure the coil was getting good voltage, made sure gas in the tank (lol), new spark plugs and wires. I'm trying to isolate if it's a fuel or ignition issue. I sprayed some starter fluid in the carb and it did not seem to light right off, making me think it's ignition. A couple mechanics I had look at it recommended electronic ignition- currently has a cheap points distributor on there. But would that cause the intermittent issues? Or could it be some clogged jets from the rusty gas tank in my new carb Trying to figure this out the past few months has been a headache, any help is much appreciated!
Pat
I have a 289 with a recently rebuilt top-end (edelbrock e-street package - new heads, cam, timing chain, intake, carb). It was running great for about 3 months or so, then all the sudden started having issues- trouble starting, mainly just not running smooth- jerking, rough idle, occasional backfire, then sputtering and dying. I thought I had it figured out the other day when I pulled off the fuel filter and noticed it had a bunch of junk in it (rust from bad gas tank). So I replaced the filter and disconnected the hose from the bad tank and ran it into a red gas can with fresh gas. Took awhile to get started but once it did, it ran great! Kept it going for about 15 minutes then shut it off thinking I'd isolated the problem to bad gas. Later that day wanted to test again-it fired up on the first turn, ran great for about 5-10 minutes, then starting running rough again and sputtered and died! So far I have adjusted the timing, made sure the coil was getting good voltage, made sure gas in the tank (lol), new spark plugs and wires. I'm trying to isolate if it's a fuel or ignition issue. I sprayed some starter fluid in the carb and it did not seem to light right off, making me think it's ignition. A couple mechanics I had look at it recommended electronic ignition- currently has a cheap points distributor on there. But would that cause the intermittent issues? Or could it be some clogged jets from the rusty gas tank in my new carb Trying to figure this out the past few months has been a headache, any help is much appreciated!
Pat