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Any one have an idea ? zz4 running issue (1/6)
 7/21/12 12:14pm
tonytheroofer
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Hey I figured I would ask for some ideas , 

1980 Vette ,ZZ4 motor( 2500 miles )  3.55 rear , headers,  2 1/2 dual exhaust . holley 750 vac secondaries . 

It seams like it miss fires when I hit it and the rpm and power climb , I hear it in the exhaust and feel it , it does seam to get past it and builds power and rpm . So it is not a stumble it is more like a miss fire , I am sure there is power loss but it feels slight meaning the car is not hesitating or bucking it powers through it. 

To me it seams to happen when the 4 barrels are all opening , it is a new holley (750 vac ) I set it up with a vac gauge and on initial install i had 12 or 13 inches of vac , after i worked on mixture screws an now  I got a solid 17 inches of vac. 

Car idles perfect  , starts perfect , runs smooth , cool , and for the most part is tip top ! 

So any ideas where I can go searching for this apparent miss firing ? My gut tells me the carb is leaning out or that when the back 2 begin to open I am not rich enough and am fuel starved and I should have bought the 750 double pumper not the single pump vac secondaries .. 

Or not ...lol 




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Re: Any one have an idea ? zz4 running issue (2/6)
 7/21/12 8:23pm
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Are the vaccuum and mechanical advances on the diostriuter working? That would possibly be the problem. It also could be the accelerator pump in the carb. Just something to try.
 
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Re: Any one have an idea ? zz4 running issue (3/6)
 7/21/12 8:50pm
tonytheroofer
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Yep advances work perfectly I am all in at 2500 rpm with mechanical advance with 34 degrees, 

here is something . . .  If i mash peddle into carpet no issue at all ,, BUT lets say I am in manual 2 and i run motor up evenly with out punching it , , it is there i feel and here it breaking up but the minute i mash gas all good.  

I just pulled 3 random plugs all clean enough to re-box and return to part store , gap was a tiny bit tight so i adjusted it and will do the remaining 5 later . 

Is it possible this vac secondary is not opening when it should and I am leaning out the motor causing this issue cause a mis fire may be to strong a word to use it is more a poping sound in exhaust, 


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Re: Any one have an idea ? zz4 running issue (4/6)
 7/21/12 11:39pm
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Well double posting should not be allowed he he he he 

Here is what i did , When I did the headers I changed plugs because I broke one , I never gaped them figuring they would be pre-set and close enough , I just did 6 of the 8 and all where tight I would say 35 and I set them to 45 as called for , I drove the car and it did not do it. I ran first and second to rpm limit with out opening all 4 barrels and no popping or stuttering, so in the am i am gonna do 7 and 8 plugs to finish it up.

Now why that made a difference I have no idea , every plug I did pull and re-gap was perfect I could have put them back in a box and returned them . So is the gap that critical I never would have thought so and I am hoping that I am fixed and not just lucky that the last ride was a fluke.


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Re: Any one have an idea ? zz4 running issue (5/6)
 7/22/12 8:18am
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I once dropped a plug when doing a plug change and didn't realize it landed right on the electrode and closed the gap completely. The car was backfiring when I decelerated and eventually went through all the plugs and regaled this one and went back to normal.

Not sure though if you were already at a .035 gap, that this would have caused the problem, but I guess anything is possible. Maybe in combination with the heat range of the plug...

My guess would have been a low end fuel issue from your description.

Good luck.

Paul
Re: Any one have an idea ? zz4 running issue (6/6)
 7/22/12 11:38am
tonytheroofer
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I am on the same page with a low end fuel issue , However the only reason I checked any plugs was because it seamed the best first place to look , I know the carb has good fuel preassure , it is adjusted perfectly and both bowls are set to proper fill limits. It still could be a jetting issue but all i read on the ZZ4 motor says 750 is the right carb for the engine. 

So I decided lets check the ignition , now after I re gaped the plugs and it appeared to correct the issue I also started to search Google .  What I think I have learned is a small gap can lead to un-burned fuel and that the bigger 45 gap provides a much hotter and bigger spark ensuring all the fuel is lit off. So if that is right what I herd or called a mis-fire may have been un-burnt fuel going off in the exhaust system making it sound like a misfire.

Let me end by saying that's what I gleaned from reading a dozen or more pages on line.  And if the issue is not resolved I will post back ..... 


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