'68 318 to carbed Magnum 5.2: Check my checklist
At last, the carburetor that the Mopar gods intended in the first place. Note how much better the throttle linkage and return springs sit.
Spent the majority of the day trying to figure out why it wouldn't stay running - and only then realized that the Edelbrock (first time I've had one) has a 1/4" port in the back for power brakes, and it was gaping open!
Goodness knows I thought I heard a vacuum leak.
That said, I plugged it, and the engine started right up. Two problems:
1. The steering is locked solid. I must have installed the pump cam ring the wrong way. That would also explain why it's spitting fluid.
2. The engine idles good, but there's a valvetrain noise coming from the right side of which I'm quite worried about. Not a healthy sound.
It'll all have to wait though. I consider it a victory that I got it running, and will bask in that victory as I spend a bit of time this week plumbing the Summit carb on my '71 Mustang.
-Kurt
At last, the carburetor that the Mopar gods intended in the first place. Note how much better the throttle linkage and return springs sit.
Spent the majority of the day trying to figure out why it wouldn't stay running - and only then realized that the Edelbrock (first time I've had one) has a 1/4" port in the back for power brakes, and it was gaping open!
Goodness knows I thought I heard a vacuum leak.
That said, I plugged it, and the engine started right up. Two problems:
1. The steering is locked solid. I must have installed the pump cam ring the wrong way. That would also explain why it's spitting fluid.
2. The engine idles good, but there's a valvetrain noise coming from the right side of which I'm quite worried about. Not a healthy sound.
It'll all have to wait though. I consider it a victory that I got it running, and will bask in that victory as I spend a bit of time this week plumbing the Summit carb on my '71 Mustang.
-Kurt
