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#8 cylinder not firing at idle

Posted: 9/19/06 6:48pm Message 21 of 30
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Just curious Bill.  What test did you use to determine the wires and cap are good?   Some test are tricky, and can fool you.


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#8 cylinder not firing at idle

Posted: 9/20/06 5:46am Message 22 of 30
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I bought new ones.

I'm wondering if the idle circuit in the carb is clogged up.  Not this weekend, but next i will have another to try out.



#8 cylinder not firing at idle

Posted: 9/20/06 9:54am Message 23 of 30
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That's a possibility, but why only #8 cyl not firing? There are three other cyls on air/fuel supply side of the manifold. Weird, eh?


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#8 cylinder not firing at idle

Posted: 9/20/06 11:29am Message 24 of 30
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Isn't there a vac port screwed into the manifold in the #8 runner?
 
Could be that what ever is attached to that port has a leak, forcing #8 to run lean.
 
On my 72 BBC, the Power Brake booster diaphram developed a leak, and I think it was # 8 that was running leaner then the rest of the pugs, after a visual comparison.
 
Just a thought.
 
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#8 cylinder not firing at idle

Posted: 10/5/06 6:21am Message 25 of 30
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Bill;
 
Any news on the cause of the mis-fire, or did I miss a new thread?
 
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#8 cylinder not firing at idle

Posted: 10/6/06 1:45pm Message 26 of 30
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i had my 68 that i just bought in the shop last week, and they said 4 of mine weren't firing.  they adjusted the valves, and got them all to fire.  same as yours, they would fire at higher rpm's, just not at low rpm.


#8 cylinder not firing at idle

Posted: 10/10/06 6:59am Message 27 of 30
Bill427
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Here is the update.  I got a new carb built by BIGS performance, holley 780 CFM vacuum secondary's, it runs great.  I guess the idle circuit must of been plugged up.  Thanks for the posts.


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Posted: 10/10/06 5:27pm Message 28 of 30
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That's kewl!!! Glad ya got it running right.


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#8 cylinder not firing at idle

Posted: 10/10/06 5:29pm Message 29 of 30
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Good news.   But if it was all carb, then at least 3 other cylinders, while perhaps firing, had to be weak.   It must be a big improvement.    Glad to hear it.


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Posted: 10/11/06 8:26am Message 30 of 30
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Thanks.


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