carb issues

[rwhite65]

No, I got this darn wedding today, so I haven’t been able to do much else tinkering on it. Come Monday, I am going to get a good timing mark set up, and check all of the other stuff...like the cap and electrical pick up thingy.

Right now though, I am somewhat suspicious of my module in the Mallory distributor. It is acting a lot like it did last time it went, although it did a lot more back firing that time. Maybe Rev will chime in here and tell me what his did when it went bad. I also had one go bad and it just wouldn’t start.
Ryan

[~The Jester~]

82GT had a few go bad too. Maybe he'll help out here. Maybe time to upgrade to an MSD?

On a side note, My Duraspark has seen 9,000 RPM (crank speed, which is 4,500 ditzy) and NO problems!

[82 GT]

Yep, I've had two go bad so far and each time came with NO warning....it just quit! The first time it happened, it just wouldn't start. Second time it happened, I was driving to my friends house and it just quit and left me set along the road until my friend came and towed me home.
Mallory has made a new module called the E module, which is supposed to be better than the original and half the price. That's what I have in now and so far...so good.

Just a reminder though, you CAN NOT jump start a car with the module hooked up with those Mallory modules.
You can also buy an inline filter that protects against current spikes, which is what actually kills the modules. You MUST also run a ballast resistor inline with the module....or it eventually kills the module.
But like I said, the "new" modules are supposed to be not as sensitive to current fluctuations but still need to be taken care of.
I don't like Mallory stuff either but I would still rather have one of their fuel pumps instead of this JUNK Holley blue pump.

Ryan, did you get that book in the mail today? If not, you'll prolly get it Monday. Let me know when it arrives though.

[~The Jester~]

Originally Posted by 82 GT

I don't like Mallory stuff either but I would still rather have one of their fuel pumps instead of this JUNK Holley blue pump.

You're KILLIN me dude!!! You are one of the FEW peeps I've let tip-toe naked through my brain! LMAO

Something wrong with the mounting on your Blue pump. NOT supposed to be that loud.

The only "official" Mallory product I've owned is a fuel pressure regulator (came with the car) and it now lives in the weeds along side a local race track. Pretty sure it's still there, haven't looked lately. LOL

[82 GT]

Originally Posted by ~The Jester~

You're KILLIN me dude!!! You are one of the FEW peeps I've let tip-toe naked through my brain! LMAO

Something wrong with the mounting on your Blue pump. NOT supposed to be that loud.

The only "official" Mallory product I've owned is a fuel pressure regulator (came with the car) and it now lives in the weeds along side a local race track. Pretty sure it's still there, haven't looked lately. LOL

I don't know what's wrong with it but it's LOUD! I guess the good thing about that, is if I'm driving down the road and I don't hear the pump anymore then I'll IMMEDIATLY know the pump quit. There will be no guess work there as to what happened...LOL

[rwhite65]

[QUOTE=82 GT]
Mallory has made a new module called the E module, which is supposed to be better than the original and half the price. That's what I have in now and so far...so good.

QUOTE]

Is this the one you have now?
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

Ryan

[Rev]

Originally Posted by rwhite65

No, I got this darn wedding today, so I haven’t been able to do much else tinkering on it. Come Monday, I am going to get a good timing mark set up, and check all of the other stuff...like the cap and electrical pick up thingy.

Right now though, I am somewhat suspicious of my module in the Mallory distributor. It is acting a lot like it did last time it went, although it did a lot more back firing that time. Maybe Rev will chime in here and tell me what his did when it went bad. I also had one go bad and it just wouldn’t start. Ryan

When my Unilite modules fail, the engine just stops as if you had turned off the ignition switch. Then it would start right up again for some unknown period of time. I did call Mallory the first time that happened and they told me that was what the module did when it was beginning to fail. I did have one that would cause a backfire because it would turn off the spark momentarily and the turn it back on again. None of this sounds like what your engine is doing though. Wish I could be more help.

Rev