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crazypete · 10-24-2004, 07:06 PM

Victory!

Got it! It was the intake. I pulled it and got some good felpro gaskets and RTV'ed like crazy and torqued the intake down to specs.....then I saw that the stupid cork end gaskets had been ejected so I RTV'ed the ends shut and WHAM! It started up! What a difference.

I was using 5-6 full turns of all four idle screws to try and get it to idle.... now, I am using 1.5 turns of each of the 2 fronts only and it idles like a charm! It can actually idle lean! The avenger never was able to idle less than med rich. That black smoke mentioned before was actually burning oil from the cylinders I fogged. I know cause there's a pool of grey burnt oil behind the car.

I ran it for 30 mins to clear out the cylinders and the exhaust and apart from a header that refuses to accept it's pipe, I'm done.

Only one quick question left.... The idle screw. When I had it backed out, it was coughing along at 400 rpms or so and I had to put the screw in to slightly and sudenly hear a hissing sound and it then started to idle regularly. I thought there was supposed to be a small amount of air coming in even with the blades 100% closed....oh well

IT RUNS!!! WOOPEE!

Thanks to everyone for helping out!

10-24-2004, 07:06 PM	#3
crazypete Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 592	Re: Carb has too much idle hole drilled? Victory! Got it! It was the intake. I pulled it and got some good felpro gaskets and RTV'ed like crazy and torqued the intake down to specs.....then I saw that the stupid cork end gaskets had been ejected so I RTV'ed the ends shut and WHAM! It started up! What a difference. I was using 5-6 full turns of all four idle screws to try and get it to idle.... now, I am using 1.5 turns of each of the 2 fronts only and it idles like a charm! It can actually idle lean! The avenger never was able to idle less than med rich. That black smoke mentioned before was actually burning oil from the cylinders I fogged. I know cause there's a pool of grey burnt oil behind the car. I ran it for 30 mins to clear out the cylinders and the exhaust and apart from a header that refuses to accept it's pipe, I'm done. Only one quick question left.... The idle screw. When I had it backed out, it was coughing along at 400 rpms or so and I had to put the screw in to slightly and sudenly hear a hissing sound and it then started to idle regularly. I thought there was supposed to be a small amount of air coming in even with the blades 100% closed....oh well IT RUNS!!! WOOPEE! Thanks to everyone for helping out! __________________ 91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior Last edited by crazypete; 10-25-2004 at 07:27 AM..