MonteFox89 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 that's cheating! lol I do like the idea of the serpentine belt assembly though... Darn Budget Classics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 get an automotive stethoscope from Harbor Freight for like $3. Â make sure she's not tapping.. if you are eating a camshaft that'll do the same thing. Â I suspect you have some ignition wire issues along with that one cylinder obviously burning A LOT of oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyKenny Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 I hope to god it's not the cam  The wires are pretty new and the cap and rotor are too.  I looked underneath the cap tonight and it's pretty clean  I wonder if northern tool would have a stethoscope like that.  If it was the cam, would it go in and out like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Check your wires CLOSELY. what brand are they? Â I had Accel wires, and I checked and re-checked them and couldn't figure the miss out.. then one day, on a totally unrelated mission, I took the wires out of their looms to clean them, and found that the insulation had broken inside the loom clamps, and the wires were arcing to ground inside the clamps where I couldn't see it... Â if you aren't using a brand name wire, I HIGHLY recommend Taylor wires. Sam (Bones) has good things to say about MSD wires too. I've never used them myself however (I went with the taylors because of the choice in colors) Â yes I know the plug wires were burnt (more accel junk) but you can see where the wires are clamped in those black plastic blocks, that's where they broke.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyKenny Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 All of it's Mallory wires, the cap and rotor included with a super stock coil.  I mean new as in 7 months old Before i even owned it   Here's a picture from when i was redoing the heads  here's just now  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 This should fix it right up http://www.summitracing.com/parts/NAL-19201330/?rtype=10   But the fuel pump might not fit  I would think if you are fouling only one plug you may have bad rings on that one cylinder.. Try running the engine at night with the hood open and see if you can see any arching from the wires. You can lightly spray them with water to see if it gets worse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 unnf.. mallory.. not to pee on your parade, but my experiences with Mallory stuff haven't been positive. not much better then accel to be honest  Mallory is the only company I know of that produces a solid-state hei-type distributor that still requires a ballast resistor.. and then doesn't explain that in the doc's until you fry the module and have to order another one at $60 a pop (ask me how I know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDavey Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 All of it's Mallory wires, the cap and rotor included with a super stock coil. I mean new as in 7 months old Before i even owned it   Here's a picture from when i was redoing the heads  here's just now     it got darker.....that's a bad sign ...it needs sunlight and chicken soup immediately.....hey Kenny, there's this new thing out called....headers....they're in all the catalogs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 LOL no wonder we call you crazey davey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 btw kenny.. I'm not saying Mallory IS junk.. just that I've not had good luck with them.. I don't want to put anybody's car down.. just trying to share my plus's and minus's with ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyKenny Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Lol no i know exactcly what your saying. Â I've gone through 3 modulators already. Â It was so aggravating, out of no where the car would die, for absolutely no reason what so ever lol. Â I'm going to take it to my friends shop if i can't figure out what the hell is wrong with it by the end of the week. Â Mallory is about as good as great value soda compared to fresh crisp coca cola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyKenny Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 I'm gonna do this tonight, i hope hey're arcing like crazy and it's not the cam eroding lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mcarlo Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Hope it's nothing serious, Kenny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I know you are on a tight budget kenny.. but give serious consideration to putting an MSD ProBillet #8360 distributor on your christmas list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyKenny Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 GUESS WHO FIXED IT Â The plug fouled and it's burning oil real bad but guess who runs like a champ now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 so what was the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyKenny Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Plug is fouling, idk why. I just know that i cleaned it out and it's absolutely perfect now. Â 1 quart, one month, one plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 you may have a broken ring in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyKenny Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 lol i think i'm going to bore it out to 60 over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 ick be careful.. 0.060 is pushing it for a small block! if that block has any coreshift at all .060 will punch thru the waterjacket. if you have to go .060 make sure you have that baby sonic tested for thickness.. and be ready to buy a new block!! (expect the worst, hope for the best, that way you will always be pleasantly surprised) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyKenny Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 I'm going to try to get my hands on a numbers matching block. Â Preferably a big block lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 i got lucky.. my block is a 'numbers correct' block for my monte  it's a 350 2bbl block from a 1970 monte carlo :> not that I really care.. i found this out long after I built the engine and put it in the car lol but it's kinda cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyKenny Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 wow that's pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaman Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I have what should be a numbers correct 72 block in my 70. It came out of a 72. still has a std bore. but could probably use a trip to the machine shop. I'm thinking when I do that I am going to find me one of the newer roller cam blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDavey Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 isn't a 383 already 30 over?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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