Engine is a 5.7 Vortec fitted with Edelbrock 1409 and EST ignition...
Had a great night tonight giving the engine a run for the first time and she sounded good forby a little ticking coming from the valves... will sort that tomorrow.
I have a vent at the top left side of my carb just under the flame arrestor, i think it might be a the marine fuel pump vent which i don't think I need, I simply blocked it off... is this the right thing to do.
The other issue I have is my idle speed, in neutral the engine is idling at 900 but I have adjusted the idle screw as far back as it will go and the throttle cable is putting plenty of pressure on to keep it there... The mixture screws are working fine so im not sure there is an air leak. Timing is spot on 10 degree BTDC... i expected to be able to stall the engine with this idle screw... is this not the case on the edelbrock carbs? Perhaps im missing something...
The engine occassionaly hunts at tick over also...
Had a great night tonight giving the engine a run for the first time and she sounded good forby a little ticking coming from the valves... will sort that tomorrow.
I have a vent at the top left side of my carb just under the flame arrestor, i think it might be a the marine fuel pump vent which i don't think I need, I simply blocked it off... is this the right thing to do.
The other issue I have is my idle speed, in neutral the engine is idling at 900 but I have adjusted the idle screw as far back as it will go and the throttle cable is putting plenty of pressure on to keep it there... The mixture screws are working fine so im not sure there is an air leak. Timing is spot on 10 degree BTDC... i expected to be able to stall the engine with this idle screw... is this not the case on the edelbrock carbs? Perhaps im missing something...
The engine occassionaly hunts at tick over also...