Slowly been restoring all the cars lights to led and getting the dash reassembled after being removed to get refinished now that all the gages are lit up the gas gage won't register correct fuel level even though new
gas tank and
sending unit and gas lines and fuel pump.
Today replaced the accel points elininator as it was not reading correct voltage, found the fusible link wire was not connected well, and the maine
coil wire was almost severed at the
coil. After fixing all these things it still is barely starting and won't idel under 1500 rpms without stalling, moved the distributer to the best value condition.?..little to no improvement, replaced the distributer cap and rotor, new wires.....i am freaking losing my mind tring to solve this....maybe the
carb is drowning the engine in gas as it is burning my eyes badly and getting 2 to 3 miles to the gallon based on last trip...it is a brand new
edelbrock 650 cfm
4 barrel and the engine has a performer camshaft with new lifters...lower end rebuilt less than 300 miles ago ( over 10 years ago)
Currently compresion accross all 8 cyclinders is between 145 and 150 psi dry and when i add some oil it goes up to 175 to 180 psi. This is due to the body shop left the car without hood or air cleaner out in lot and then started up to move car mixed in the rain water with the oil and delivered the car 1 year later with the engine seized tight.
I spent 2 weeks freeing and flushing out the motor several times and up to a few days ago it was running pretty well. I and completely stumped? Oh I forgot to mention I had the old
coil wired up backwards to the
coil from the accel points eliminator module i have no idea how it was running at all....i am beginning to think the car is possessed