David -
Your sequence is partially wrong.
You want to set your gap/dwell as the very first thing. When you
adjust this you change your timing, so if you adjust timing first,
then gap/dwell, then your timing will be off from when you first
measured it (this is why I switched to pertronix... points are very
sloppy with timing). Also you need to set plug gaps.
Also the last two are iterative by nature, I would acutally set idle a
hair fast first (at about 800), then tinker with mixture, then set
idle one last time.
So I would do it this way (esp on a new engine):
Rocker gaps
spark plug gaps
point gap / dwell (its the same thing)
timing
slightly fast idle
idle mixture
final idle adjustment
double check timing again
After I've done this I can get the BJ8 to idle comfortably at about
550 to 600 rpms. Same with the BN1 if you can believe it.
Good Luck!
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 5/28/05, davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I had so much trouble last fall with adjustments of all sorts on my tricarb,
> that as I start out this season, I want to go back to square one and set
> everything on the engine control....
> Can someone please give me the best sequence for checking / adjusting
>
> Timing
> Gap
> Dwell
> Mixture
> Idle
> Anything else? (HS4 carbs)
> Also, can you indicate after mix is set, do you recommend further adjustment
> after the (stock) air cleaners are back on?
>
> Tools available: gap tools, timing light.UniSyn, Color-Tune. (Can borrow
> anything else recommended)
>
> Also, once done, which would you "go back" to check?
> Seems pretty basic, but I have seemed to be going around and around with this
> entirely new / rebuilt setup.
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