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    920 heads - What Cam?

    Thank you everyone for the advice! For those who were asking, yes its a 4 barrel with a dual plane intake and 2" dual exhaust and factory manifolds. I'd really just like to just make it a little faster around town i'm not trying to race it or anything. I have no idea what cam is in it now...
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    920 heads - What Cam?

    thanks for the info. does anyone have any specific brands/cams they suggest?
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    920 heads - What Cam?

    The gears are 3.21 (8 1/4) The tires are stock sized or pretty close to. I intend to replace the springs as well. pretty sure its just the stock converter. its got a 904 transmission now, but I do have a spare 727. Thanks for the help.
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    920 heads - What Cam?

    Hello, I was starting to replace a leaky timing cover gasket and realized that I'm half way to a cam swap. I was looking for cam suggestions, but haven't really found any good threads on my setup. if you could be so kind. I've got a 73 duster 1967 318 out of a charger, this means it came...
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    Every time i hit the blinker my radio shuts off for exactly 3 seconds

    73 duster with a 318. Like the title says the radio turns off for 3 seconds every time i hit the blinker. I found the problem, just thought id' put this up here if anyone else is experiencing the same thing. I just put up with it for a while because I didn't want to chase down electrical...
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    Timing with a vacuum gauge

    weird. The mark is dead on at TDC. Its a 67 motor with a 73 timing cover and ballancer though. Maybe that's why. The 67s had the mark on the other side of the engine.
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    Timing with a vacuum gauge

    Hi all, I've been trying to time my 318 after I put on a new carb and intake but I think that the balancer has slipped or something because I can't even see the timing mark with my gun. I've seen some information about timing an engine with a vacuum gauge on the internet so I gave it a try...
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    Diagnosing Distributor - No Spark Chase

    final update: project was on hold for a long time due to weather and life. Turns out it WAS the distributor I just screwed something up with the test. Also, right after i installed the new distributor It ran for like ten seconds and then the coil went out so i thought i'd screwed something...
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    Installed distributor - Now it makes a bad noise

    I've got a tool i made of air compressor parts that threads into the spark plug hole so that I can feel the compression. I'm almost certain its on the compression stroke. Its a stock electronic ignition so there's no points but Its gota be close enough to fire off. I guess I'll make sure sure...
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    Installed distributor - Now it makes a bad noise

    the cap points more or less towards the #1 intake manifold bolt. It does look a little more clockwise than I remember but I might bust be imagining things. firing order is correct. i keep checking it.
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    Installed distributor - Now it makes a bad noise

    Hey sorry for not keeping up on this post. I got really sick. Anyway. I got a video of whats happening. just to catch everyone up... What i have done - Installed new distributor (I think the pickup on the old one was bad but the whole thing was rusty and gross) - Confirmed TDC using a...
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    Installed distributor - Now it makes a bad noise

    yeah it was running ok before. I'll try to get a video later. its kind of hard to reproduce the noise. Maybe I'm just a dumbass and i did something wrong with the distributor install. I'll look at it with fresh eyes. Thanks for the help.
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    Installed distributor - Now it makes a bad noise

    yeah, it basically looks the same. I'm pretty sure the pickup in the old distributor is what was wrong with that one so i don't think swapping it over would help. its dark now so I really don't want to change the distributor again anyway. I've already done it a few times today. I'm...
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    Installed distributor - Now it makes a bad noise

    well, with the coil wire grounded, the problem seems to go away. Super intermittent problem though, so its hard to convince myself i'm not just getting lucky.
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    Installed distributor - Now it makes a bad noise

    unplugging the distributor from the electronic ignition seems to make the sound go away, but its super intermittent. The whole car shakes when it happens. Could this be a result of horrendous timing?
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