Think that the two of you got left behind in autoshop 101. You have a four cycle engine, which has eight cylinders, not four. Two cylinders fire on the same...
True, but I'm assuming these guys are novices, and resetting timing can be tricky. The centrifical advance over the plate makes it difficult to get anything...
Sorry guys. I am so embarrassed and ashamed of myself! I should've thought twice before coming up with that theory... Guess it was a little too early in the...
Yeah...big difference between two pistons being at TDC together and two pistons firing together! ... From: Tom McKenna [mailto:TRAVELER@...] Sent:...
Bob Podstawski
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Aug 1, 2004 12:53 pm
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Maybe I missed a message or two here, but I thought we were talking about 2
cylinders firing TO-GETHER - i.e. - at the same instant - There is a big...
Been a while since I looked at one of those, but is it possible to get one
of those little flexible magnets into there to see if it will grab the
spring????...
O.K. so we agree that we are opperating a 4 cycle engine. It doesn't matter if you have 2-4-6-or 8 cylinders you still have 4 cycles or strokes - Intake( the...
DOES ANYONE KNOW THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF THE CADDIE CONVERTIBLE IN THE MOVIE "THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT" THAT CLINT DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AT THE END...
1973 Fleetwood Brougham This Quadra-Jet was my first rebuild. Don't really know what I am doing. Everything seems to have went OK. Now I cannot get it to ...
I find that unusual since the Quads are very straight forward carbs. Did you per chance replace the float and/ or reset the float level. Many times these stock...
Thank for the reply. I did replace the float. ... carbs. Did you ... times these ... bowl ... with gas. the ... replaceable ... wish the ... off. ... ...
By Jove, I think you've got it! cadillacman01201 ... cycles or strokes - Intake( the intake valve opens, the piston goes down and pulls air fuel mix into the...
Yes, you could attach a strong magnet to a small screwdiver and fish around under there. With a lot of patience, you may be able to retrieve the little sucker....
If it was black smoke it would also have a distinct odor. As a rule of thumb, turn the idle screws in all the way until they are just touching the seat. Then...
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... What do you mean by this? Is fuel coming out the blee vents, or that the pump is working and your getting your fuel charge from the pump? cadillacman01201...
... wrote: It ... Okay. You have not stated, but how long has this car sat up? Did it run before the rebuild, or did it have other problems? Do you have ...
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Do I do this with the Air horn off and can I see the seat? Or is it just when you feel it tighten? A ... am ... to ... off. ... it...
I suspect that your flasher isn't the problem if the lights all work correctly. Pull out the fuse for the turn signals while the flasher is ticking. If the...
The car has set just for a few months. It ran good before the rebuild but it was leaking fuel around the old gaskets. It was also stalling ( or starting to...
I am getting some fuel through the vents, infact it sprayed me once. There is a curious amount of fuel around the accelerator pump. What would cause this?...
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The float is not shutting off the fuel for whatever reason and is overfilling the float chamber and out the top of the carb at any point it can get out ...
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