Won't rev past 3000rpm.

[NaughtyAlan]

I reckon your carpet's rucked up under the loud pedal or your throttle cable's stretched.

Just as i thought

You now it needs a bit of my right foot treatment

[Gringo]

I reckon your carpet's rucked up under the loud pedal or your throttle cable's stretched.

Just as i thought

You now it needs a bit of my right foot treatment

Alan, if your stuck ya boot down in my car, you'd end up like the Flintstones...

[Anonymous]

Sounds daft but are your primary jets big enough ?

Had exactly the same problem on my chally - Put a new carb on and the car would idle & rev real sweet but only to a certain Rpm - It would then just stutter & drop down.

Turned out the carb used to sit on a Rover V8 and jets were 52's

[Gringo]

Sounds daft but are your primary jets big enough ?

Had exactly the same problem on my chally - Put a new carb on and the car would idle & rev real sweet but only to a certain Rpm - It would then just stutter & drop down.

Turned out the carb used to sit on a Rover V8 and jets were 52's

I think so mate. Can't exactly remember, but either 72's or 74's.

[Pete]

Just scan read this.

What Carb?

I had a similar problem (well at much higher revs) with my Superbird.

It had an Edelbrock on it. The jets are mounted vertically so if the pump draws up sludge from the tank, the main jets block. A Holley does not tend to suffer from this as the jets are mounted horizontally.

If it is an Edelbrock, the fuel pressure will still look OK, but the jets can be blocked.

Best resolution is to find a waste bin and deposit the Edelbrock in it.

I await incoming from the several users of Edelbrocks... (show and shiners

[Gringo]

It's a Holley Pete. I got to say, I tried an 850 dp Holley on it as well. It couldn't handle that at all, and just died completely above 3000rpm. Too much fuel going in me thinks. I'm pretty convinced it's an ignition problem. I'm going to try and make a better earth for the ECU. Going to check the resistance across the dizzy as well. Neil's supplying a electronic voltage regulator, which may (or may not) make a difference. It has to be replaced anyway.

The motor feels ok (ish) when you first step on it, then starts to bog as soon as the revs try to rise. It's running a 2800rom stall convertor, so it doesn't take long.

[NaughtyAlan]

Just scan read this.

What Carb?

I had a similar problem (well at much higher revs) with my Superbird.

It had an Edelbrock on it. The jets are mounted vertically so if the pump draws up sludge from the tank, the main jets block. A Holley does not tend to suffer from this as the jets are mounted horizontally.

If it is an Edelbrock, the fuel pressure will still look OK, but the jets can be blocked.

Best resolution is to find a waste bin and deposit the Edelbrock in it.

I await incoming from the several users of Edelbrocks... (show and shiners

Yep nothing wrong with Bananarama! Edelbrocks as long as there set up properly, far better for the street as it just gives the motor what it demands, not just dumping fuel in

[Pete]

So you are running one on the Devil, then????

[NaughtyAlan]

So you are running one on the Devil, then????

Street not strip now, not to say i didn't use the 800 thunder on the old 440 on the strip.

[Mick70RR]

Gringo, you said you rewired the dizzy pickup, check you got the wires the right way round. The ignition timing moves about 30 degrees if you swap them round and you will have to reset the timing. If they are the wrong way round the rotor won't line up with the posts on the cap when the ignition fires, (i.e. the phasing will be out).

[Gringo]

Gringo, you said you rewired the dizzy pickup, check you got the wires the right way round. The ignition timing moves about 30 degrees if you swap them round and you will have to reset the timing. If they are the wrong way round the rotor won't line up with the posts on the cap when the ignition fires, (i.e. the phasing will be out).

Cheers Mick, I'm pretty sure I got them the right way round. I've taken a picture of the dizzy before renewing the block terminal, just to be sure...

[Pete]

Instant 30 degrees of timing change if wrong. Personally I don't think it will idle properly if it was the wrong way around.

[Gringo]

This is what the terminal looked like before I renewed it...

[challenger]

dont know if its been covered mark but have you checked the reluctor gap in the dizzy should be 8-10thou using brass feeler guages

[Gringo]

dont know if its been covered mark but have you checked the reluctor gap in the dizzy should be 8-10thou using brass feeler guages

Jim, what the Bananarama! is a reluctor gap? And where do I find it?