Over the weekend I switched out a dual quad high rise carb setup for a single quick fuel carb with edlebrock intake.
I don't know what I did, but I can't get the car to run correctly. Initially after the swap, the car would run like crap at 2,000 rpm, but when it went under that, it died. I figured I screwed something up in the timing when I put the distributor back in.
So, I took out spark plug of one, took off the distro cap and had my daughter turn it over. I get compression when pointer is at one. I'd turn the distributor all the way clockwise and it would run like crap (as said). If I turned the distributor all the way counter clockwise, it acted like one of the cylinders was firing on the compression stroke (too early).
I was told I should pull the distributor up slightly and turn counter clockwise and then turn motor over so it slides down. I did that.
Now I can't get the thing to even start.
So ... my question. What the hell do I do from here? I assume go back, take out C1 spark plug and make sure the distributor is pointing to 1 with the compression stroke. Make sure the timing marks are at 0 at the same time.
From there? Any suggestions?
Oh, I did take off the valve covers when 1 was at compression and both valve springs were "up".
Thanks!
I don't know what I did, but I can't get the car to run correctly. Initially after the swap, the car would run like crap at 2,000 rpm, but when it went under that, it died. I figured I screwed something up in the timing when I put the distributor back in.
So, I took out spark plug of one, took off the distro cap and had my daughter turn it over. I get compression when pointer is at one. I'd turn the distributor all the way clockwise and it would run like crap (as said). If I turned the distributor all the way counter clockwise, it acted like one of the cylinders was firing on the compression stroke (too early).
I was told I should pull the distributor up slightly and turn counter clockwise and then turn motor over so it slides down. I did that.
Now I can't get the thing to even start.
So ... my question. What the hell do I do from here? I assume go back, take out C1 spark plug and make sure the distributor is pointing to 1 with the compression stroke. Make sure the timing marks are at 0 at the same time.
From there? Any suggestions?
Oh, I did take off the valve covers when 1 was at compression and both valve springs were "up".
Thanks!