Hard Starting?
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Drifting
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From: Stockton Ca
Hard Starting?
My 74 has been my DD for years. It is almost always a good easy starting engine. Since my Dyno tune, it doesn't want to start and floods easily. A whiff of starting fluid solves it but I don't like using the spray. Any ideas? TIA
Rick
Rick
Drifting
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From: North Bend Ohio
First of all, did you really need to start three threads?
On to your question. Did they hook the choke back up after they finished the work? How 'bout some specs on the setup.
BigBlockk
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On to your question. Did they hook the choke back up after they finished the work? How 'bout some specs on the setup.
BigBlockk
Later.....
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Drifting
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From: Stockton Ca
Each time I posted, the thread didn't show. The choke is fine. I think I have gotten out of synch w/car. I haven't driven it more the 6 times in 6 months. I can't get over how quick it floods. I have a 650VS Demon.
Car runs fine warm. I know the air gap is not for winter.
I will play w/cold start some more. I turned up idle to 900 rpm.
The dyno dialed in 32* @ 2500 rmp in HEI dist.
My usual ritual is pump gas twice, pause and turn key. Now I'm flooding.
I'm open to ideas and other rituals that do not involve animal sacrifice or concoctions that taste bad! TIA
Rick
Car runs fine warm. I know the air gap is not for winter.
I will play w/cold start some more. I turned up idle to 900 rpm.
The dyno dialed in 32* @ 2500 rmp in HEI dist.
My usual ritual is pump gas twice, pause and turn key. Now I'm flooding.
I'm open to ideas and other rituals that do not involve animal sacrifice or concoctions that taste bad! TIA
Rick
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From: Las Vegas - Just stop perpetuating myths please.
Whats ur initial adv set at??
To much intial adv will make it harder to start. Too much inital advance set at the dyno is my guess. Yes it makes more pwr and idles better but only because the vac can ain't doing its job. If u have a correct vac can it will pull in correct adv after eng starts due to hi vac but allow low initial adv <10*. 
BTW my carb is chokeless while i run an A/G on a '74 too and w/u is < 1min on cold days as that aluminum conducts heat well enough.
Its only hard to start when it sits for a month and the fuel bowls dry.
cardo0
BTW my carb is chokeless while i run an A/G on a '74 too and w/u is < 1min on cold days as that aluminum conducts heat well enough.
Its only hard to start when it sits for a month and the fuel bowls dry.
cardo0
