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83Stepper replied to the thread Best place to hook up vacuum gauge on Edelbrock carb (permanent and temporary).I get that for sure. I've done most of my dialing in at about 2k rpm's with the throttle screw dialed in and tuned them to maximize the... -
83Stepper reacted to ChuckN's post in the thread Best place to hook up vacuum gauge on Edelbrock carb (permanent and temporary) with
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Absolutely. For myself, I’m not looking for efficiency, just wanting to time the carb since in some areas it is rich, and others too... -
83Stepper replied to the thread Best place to hook up vacuum gauge on Edelbrock carb (permanent and temporary).Maybe I'm just too old school for that lol. Always went by drive and feel over any mechanical gauge, aside from oil pressure and temp...
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83Stepper replied to the thread Skool me on timing w/o timing tab.Old skool method, do it by ear lol Adjust timing by how she runs. Does she bog down and feel sluggish under acceleration, adjust...
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83Stepper replied to the thread Best place to hook up vacuum gauge on Edelbrock carb (permanent and temporary).Agreed on putting a tee onto the back of the manifold behind the carb. Any reason on why you'd want a permanent mounted vacuum gauge...
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83Stepper replied to the thread Leaking Metal Fuel Line??.Not sure if it's been mentioned, but try inlinetube. Know they do a lot with brake lines and some fuel, trans etc. But yeah, check...
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Use steel line,like factory.
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Mine was leaking in the same spot. Return line rusted just ahead of the rubber hose. There is the feed, return, vent and brake lines all...
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If it was a hole in the feed line, you wouldn't be able to pump any gas... it would just be sucking air. It is most likely either the...
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It's not super likely but also not impossible, these things are 40+ years old now so if the metal line was rubbing anywhere or got some...
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It only needs to work once a year. :cheers:
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83Stepper replied to the thread Reverse light options.This is what I've purchased. Simple pull switch with a spring and normally open contact. Should be able to mount it just about anywhere...
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83Stepper reacted to CT210's post in the thread Vent Window rubber replacement or replace? with Like.
You can just get the kit from Brothers Truck that does away with the vent window completely, just one window.
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83Stepper replied to the thread Reverse light options.Yeah, holidays and weekends only, I'm gonna have to pass on that one. She's going to be a daily driver, but have to put that on hold...
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Do you still have a saginaw transmission? the transmission you would otherwise have swapped to would have a switch on it for the backup...
