318 Idle Questions

videoword said
Awesome, thanks everyone. I'm pretty sure there is going to be some sort of vacuum leak somewhere, probably in the carb gaskets. The idle screws twist out pretty far while still giving some benefit to idle. But I think that will be phase two of this process.

It's good to hear that the RPM should potentially be able to reach 1200 with the vacuum disconnected and using just the idle screw. I was concerned, for a moment, that I was trying to adjust to something that wasn't even possible.

As far as my timing, the spec sheet I found says 2.5 ATC. I think, though, that I'm going to advance the timing to the point of pinging and then back it off. Or would 2.5 ATC be better? I found the info here: http://www.tpocr.com/dodge1.html

No you don't want to do that. Also as mentioned in the post above, You want the timing set BTDC--- Before Top Dead Center..... Not ATDC.

I would start in the 15* Range and go from there. You want to check your Mechanical all in too and see what that is. So after you get the initial set. Revv up the engine with your free hand and see where it stops advancing on the timing light at the balancer. You may need to adjust how far the mechanical advances too.