Willy,
Could be timing or distributor components or maybe your carbs. It's a
pretty long process to explain the carb tuning (which I have written
up partially many times before). I would make sure that your points
are staying at the .016 gap you set them at (they will often slip
closed even shortly after installing them), and that your rotor and
wires are good, as well as your coil and coil polarity. If none of
that helps, check your throttle shafts for air leakage by spraying
the shafts while the engine is running and see if your idle changes
(you can use something like WD40). If it does, you have worn shafts.
I can give the a couple quick fix ideas. Have you checked your timing
statically or dynamically (timing light)?
Also, make sure that your dashpot pistons are clean and not sticking
and that you aren't using too heavy oil in them.
That should keep you busy for a while!
Gerard
At 8:22 PM -0500 7/17/03, <willy@thompsoncarpentry.com> wrote:
>Hi all
>in the last month I have been having a difficult time getting my bugeye to
>run right, I changed the spark plugs and then had a dickens of a time with
>the points, A lot of good advice (from you all) got me on the right path to
>figure out WHAT to check. And yes I had the Lucas points shorted out. I got
>them in and had good success in the car running, took it for quite a drive 2
>Sundays ago. The next morning I woke up and was going to take the car out
>and NOTHING again. I got out the mutimeter, and sure as shit they were
>shorted again, now how can I put away a running car, and come out in the
>morning to have it shorted again. This time I just threw in the towel and
>bought some Borg-Warner points. and Its been running ever since.
>
>The problem I am having now is it seems to have a lack of power (even doggy
>for the 948) especially once its in the 3000 + range its terribly flat, and
>actually sputters at times. I bought a timing light and think I have the car
>timed correct. But seeing how this is the only thing I have been monkeying
>around with it seems to point in this direction.
>Anybody have some more advice for me?
>
>Willy
>
>willy@thompsoncarpentry.com
>
>www.thompsoncarpentry.com
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