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Starter - Looking for Quality
Let's say the motor spins at 1000 rpm, then you use gear reduction to reduce it to 300rpm for the engine. By nature of gear reduction you increase torque out of the motor. A direct drive starter free spins at say 300 rpm but under load it will spin at maybe 200. All hypothetical numbers. But...- edgephoto
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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First real drive! Not tragic but not good. I think I need carb advice.
Your fuel tank is not venting properly that is why you can't fill it. Did you plumb the vacuum like original using the vacuum diagram? Do you have the vacuum modulator connected on the transmission? Is it any good? Same thing for your vacuum advance on the distributor. Old vacuum diaphrams get...- edgephoto
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Starter - Looking for Quality
Tuff Stuff makes good starters. They are made in USA. I would go with a gear reduction starter over a direct drive. They are lighter, smaller, make more cranking power and spin the engine faster.- edgephoto
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Backfiring through carb. Wont start
What I tell technicians daily and when I was teaching, make a list of all the possibilities. Write it down. Then all the things that can be checked and verified in 2 mins or less. Do those and cross them off your list (assuming you did not find the problem). Then prioritize the list in easiest...- edgephoto
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- Forum: TBI & EFI Conversions
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Hydro Boost
My 1987 V3500 is currently at the body shop. I trying to remember if there is a cooler for the P/S system. I would check every hose and if there is a cooler make sure it is clear. Inspect all metal lines and make sure none are crushed or kinked. You did not say if the system worked or not. If...- edgephoto
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Backfiring through carb. Wont start
I have been lurking here for a while. Been in the automotive service business since 1985 and now am a Field Service Engineer for an auto manufacturer. Backfiring out the intake is timing. Bring the engine to TDC, make sure the rotor is point to #1 on the distributer cap. Then check firing...- edgephoto
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- Forum: TBI & EFI Conversions
