You and GSPLures were right on. Got it running smooth as butter. My total novice lack of understanding. I was using a screw-in pressure gauge with a max stop and purge on it. tick the starter and watch it go up up up till it hit 150 and then feel for the top of the piston. Thank You Both...
Is it possible that the rockers are set up wrong? I have super double verified that I am at TDC on compression. Piston at the top. Mark on 0 degrees. Used a chop stick and touched the top of the piston, and last night used my bore scope to confirm it. could even see my chop stick mark in the bit...
I gapped the Autolite 140 plugs at .045, I will check them again. In terms of the distributor. With TDC confirmed by feeling #1 at the top and registration mark at 0 degrees on the gauge, The rotor should be pointed at the #1 spark plug contact correct? This is the way it is set up now. Is...
I pulled two plugs and set them against the block. Small orange spark, not nice big blue spark. I have a volt/ohm meter and will test the coil. I have a spark tester being delivered tomorrow. The kind with the adjustable gap that give an indication of magnitude of spark. I did replace the...
You may be onto it. I had to put a new mechanical fuel pump on as the 86 block required the "upside down" fuel pump. The one I bought leaked like I sieve. I replaced it with an electric fuel pump that runs 4 to 7 psi. Though I did confirm it gets gas to the carb...it may be flooding.? I did...
Bought a 92 Capri 10th Anniversary for $400. Upholstery great, glass is great, trailer great. The bilge / engine compartment was a mess of black and funky. Cleaned it up and did most all of what I thought was needed. Marvel in the cylinders, replaced the starter, alternator, cap, wires and...
You still have it? I just bought the same boat a month ago. Like yours, mine is in near mint condition. Replaced the starter, alternator, plugs and wires, soaked the pistons in Marvel. Got it running last weekend. waiting on a exhaust gasket kit. Hope to put it on the water for a "close to...
