Got the Rx running!
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Got the Rx running!
After months, she turns over and barks! i got her to start up before, but she mainly sputtered and died. Now she holds and I have just a few quirks I need to work out.
Running vacuum advance from sidedraft manifold to the nipples on the dizzy, would this solve my problem of hesitation when I push the gas?
Where is the water temperature sensor? There is no telling if the car is overheating or not (today I used a laser temp thing) Is the 79 12a different from FB 12a's? I was told by Bad83 that the oil system is different, hence the oil pressure gauge stock, but my temp gauge says flatlined. I think it comes out above the leading spark plug on the rear rotor.
Sputtering and missing when she runs. I put 5gallons in and a wee bit of oil. Does anyone know of any rotary carb tuners around Charlotte? I have the OER 45 on, and dont know the Idle mix screw turns, so I put it at 2.5 out and it seemed to stop the skipping somewhat. She idles fine at 750
How hard is it to repair sagging headliner, or is this a professional job? It is coming down/off around the sunroof area.
Thanks to all, Pics will be up soon when she runs great and I get her cleaned
Running vacuum advance from sidedraft manifold to the nipples on the dizzy, would this solve my problem of hesitation when I push the gas?
Where is the water temperature sensor? There is no telling if the car is overheating or not (today I used a laser temp thing) Is the 79 12a different from FB 12a's? I was told by Bad83 that the oil system is different, hence the oil pressure gauge stock, but my temp gauge says flatlined. I think it comes out above the leading spark plug on the rear rotor.
Sputtering and missing when she runs. I put 5gallons in and a wee bit of oil. Does anyone know of any rotary carb tuners around Charlotte? I have the OER 45 on, and dont know the Idle mix screw turns, so I put it at 2.5 out and it seemed to stop the skipping somewhat. She idles fine at 750
How hard is it to repair sagging headliner, or is this a professional job? It is coming down/off around the sunroof area.
Thanks to all, Pics will be up soon when she runs great and I get her cleaned
The water temp sensor for the gauge is right below the oil filter in the rear iron. Its a single prong sensor. On the FB rear iron, the oil pressure sensor is right beside it.
Since I went to big 2 barrel carbs many years ago, I have not used a vacuum line on the distibutor.
Adjust spark timing for 24 degrees leading when holding throttle steady at 3500 to 4000 rpm.
You need to learn how to drive the big 2 barrel, it is not the same as a 4 barrel. When opening the throttle, you must very slowly open the first little bit, or the big 2 barrel will bog. Most all big 2 barrels on rotarys need to have the accelerator pump setup to deliver a huge shot of fuel when the throttle is opened in order to reduce the bog. Having float level perfect is also important to reduce the bog.
Adjust spark timing for 24 degrees leading when holding throttle steady at 3500 to 4000 rpm.
You need to learn how to drive the big 2 barrel, it is not the same as a 4 barrel. When opening the throttle, you must very slowly open the first little bit, or the big 2 barrel will bog. Most all big 2 barrels on rotarys need to have the accelerator pump setup to deliver a huge shot of fuel when the throttle is opened in order to reduce the bog. Having float level perfect is also important to reduce the bog.
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