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rough idle for my 318
I've just installed a edelbrock 600 manual choke and edelbrock performer on my 318 auto. Although is seems to run just fine I have a rough idle and it's a little rough just off idle. Now that I think about it, it was rough before with the stock 2bbl.
Anyway, I've checked the timing, plug wires are good, plugs are good, I believe I have the throttle linkage to the tranny adjusted correctly ( I don't know if this could effect it anyway), no vacuum leaks, new coil and pertronics pointless distributor. What could it be? I plan on checking compression, and I haven't messed with any settings on the edelbrock since I put it on, should I? |
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I would guess a burnt valve or three. Do the compression test, and by the way, what is your vacuum like? Hook up a vacuum guage and give us a reading and as well watch the needle, if it vibrates back and forth quite a bit, it's probably a valve.
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At idle the vacuum read about 16" and steady, in drive and at idle it read about 13" and wiggled a bit but less than 1" either way.
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Sounds like you may need to tweak the idle mixture a little. Also, if the vehicle has EGR, check that. Aftermarket performance carbs don't seem to get along too well with EGR setups.
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Actually I've solved the problem. My power brake booster was the culprit. When I disconnected it, the engine ran perfectly. It's funny that I didn't see more eratic behavior with the vacuum gauge. I anxious to re-check vacuum with the new booster is on.
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