jack wagner Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 ok im having an issue with my l16 . ever since i bought my 510 ive had an issue with it idling at like 1500 and if i turned down the idle it would just die. over the period ive owned it i installed a 32/36 (still idled high), then when installing an electronic dizzy and msd blaster 2 coil i noticed cylinder 1 had 0 compression and the rest were low, so then i installed a fresh a87 peanut head and custom ground cam . it runs now (still idles at 1500) and if i try to set my ignition timing it stalls at anything lower then 30 degrees ???? i rechecked my cam timing and im at a loss of what it could be . any thoughts on this would be great Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Watch while naked 3 times. There are 4? in the series but one of them covers setting the cam timing correctly. Once you are absolutely sure the cam is positioned correctly in relation to the crank (timed) go on from there. The motor can't possibly run at 30 degrees advance, so maybe you're reading the timing scale wrong or using the timing light wrong. Is it set for 4 cylinder?? RPM seems high but what are you using for a tach??? Is it set for 4 cylinder?? Quote Link to comment
Rays74 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 What is your compression like now? Numbers pleez & pics!! :) Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 YOu adjust the mixture per the instructions? Is this a idle seliniod weber dgv??? speed screw set right? So by putting in another distributor you lost compression????? 0 comp means , cracked valve, Cracked piston valave lash set tight. so its running on 3 cylinders??????? ck cam timming, ck dizzy timming you sure when you put the dizzy in that its correctly over a plug wire.??????? watch this Quote Link to comment
jack wagner Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 im going by the tach on my timing light , i counted 42 links between the marks on the chain , the cam gear is set on number 3 to get the vee to line up to the mark on the head . compression is 160 in all cylinders Quote Link to comment
Rays74 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 /\/\/\ Watch while naked 3 times /\/\/\ lmao @ D'Mike!! :rofl: :crying: Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 thats is correct ,what about the distributor timming? since you mention L16 ,did you have a l16 dizzy in there and the mount. so when you got the new dizzy you have the matching mount with the timmingplate? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 im going by the tach on my timing light , i counted 42 links between the marks on the chain , the cam gear is set on number 3 to get the vee to line up to the mark on the head . compression is 160 in all cylinders This is the same timing light that tells you the timing is 30 degrees? Maybe set for 8 cylinder and everything is double. Quote Link to comment
jack wagner Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 the mount came off a electronic dizzy off a 280zx (is this correct) the rotor is facing cylinder one on the cap when tdc. the car has no tach so im just goin by the timing light .it doesnt have any setting for 4/6/8 cylinders Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 So how can you read RPMs on it? Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 So how can you read RPMs on it? duhhhh... he's Gandolf !!! I sorry in advanced :lol: Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 can you put the old dizzy set up bak in and see what happens.?????????????? part 6 dizzy install point dizzys use a point coil and ballast resisitor EI dizzy use a different coil and ballst is NOT needed. But can run a EI with the stock coil and ballast . but never run a POINT coil without the ballast Quote Link to comment
jack wagner Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Haha . It just has a digital tach on it and you can advance and retard the timing it also . Yeah I can try putting the dual point and ballast back on and see if that helps Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 remeber on my vid the motor is already at TDC. so when you put the old dizzy back in the dizzy rotor could be 180off so move the wires where it needs to go. 1 3 4 2 counter clockwise fire order Quote Link to comment
jack wagner Posted August 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Thanks guys I figured it out !! I had the wires on the cap going clockwise for some reason and not counterclockwise . Quote Link to comment
Rays74 Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Surprizing it ran at all like that? :blush: Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Thanks guys I figured it out !! I had the wires on the cap going clockwise for some reason and not counterclockwise . That's funny, I tried the same thing and got my engine running like that once too. Only thing is... The book I was looking at said that was the correct firing order! I like to never figured it out :no: It was when I first started working on / building the race wagon. :rofl: :rofl: Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Thats great!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
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