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    1977 400 timing specs?

    What a difference when u set the timing in the right direction Lol. I'm at 6 degrees before tdc instead of 6 degrees after. Now my only problem is my dist vacuum canister hits my alum manifold, I would like to get timing to 8-10 btdc, can I just mark my dist ,and pull it and rotate it 1 tooth...
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    1977 400 timing specs?

    Thanks
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    1977 400 timing specs?

    So I'm way off on my timing, ? Do I need to rotate dist to advance it. According to my drawing, what side of the zero degree mark should the timing be at when idling, Sorry for the questions, just trying to get this engine up and running for my son.
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    1977 400 timing specs?

    Hi, I'm putting a timing light on my 400 ,vacuum adv plugged, this is where my line on flywheel lines up at idle, this is a crude drawing , but u should get the idea, my timing pointer has befor and after on it and my reading is on the 6 after. Where am I at as far as timing mumbo jumbo goes...
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    1977 400 timing specs?

    I have a stock 400 engine with a new hei dist, just going to use as my daily driver, what would be a good timing spec to start at, it's a vacuum adv dist. 10-12 degrees btdc sound right?
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    Quadrajet choke pulloff not working

    Thanks, that will be Saturdays project.
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    Quadrajet choke pulloff not working

    I played around with my choke today ,and put a vacuum on it ,got it adjusted a little better by squeezing the u-bend together a little, but now I have lost my fast idle , it worked before, behind and towards the bottom of the electric choke housing there is a Phillips head screw with a spring...
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    Quadrajet choke pulloff not working

    I have a vacuum pump at work , I will give this a try this weekend. Thanks for the advice , I'm glad I found this site, so informative.
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    Quadrajet choke pulloff not working

    The can doesn't pull in at all when engine is running, but if I disconnect hose from carb and suck on it with my mouth, I can get it move in all the way, but the black rod doesn't move at all when I m creating a vacuum. So that means I need to try hooking to manifold source and also adjust the...
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    Quadrajet choke pulloff not working

    Just wondering why my rear choke pulloff won't work, it is brand new, I have it hooked to lower passenger side port on carb ,I have 12 volts to my electric choke which opens fully ,but I thought when vehicle is first started it should open the choke flap a little, my truck runs rich until the...
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    What is this part??

    My 305 1983 k10 has 2 of those brackets, they go from motor mounts to the torque converter cover bottom side has threaded holes.
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    Egr bleed selonoid wiring bypass question?

    I installed a different motor in my k10 which doesn't have a egr or the seloniod , there is a yellow and a light blue wire that comes from 700r4 tranny to the bleed selonoid, can I just run a jumper wire between these 2 wires to complete the circut, I believe they have something to do with...
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    2 wire connector identification help

    I might have figured out where these wires go, maybe. They come up from the 700r4 tranny and go to the egr bleed selonoid which I don't have on the 400 engine. No egr valve or seloniod. I found a old post from 2003 someone else had the same problem when doing a motor swap. Now I have to...
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    2 wire connector identification help

    I tried extending wires to different spots to find plug but no luck, my only hope is to find someone with a stock 1983 k10 with a 305 with ac and all emissions intact, and a 700r4 tranny, I'm just worried that the wires have something to do with the tc lockup, , the problem started when my son...
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    2 wire connector identification help

    Thanks for all the input, I will keep looking, can't believe that I can't locate that connection, I will look around wiper area, my wipers and washer work, been searching every wire diagram on line that I can find and still no luck. Crazy
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