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ekacpuc Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:56 am

I have a 7.7:1 1776cc with 040 heads and a c25 cam and 034 dist. Been running a 34 PICT untill I can afford a new carb.

My pict sucks, the volume screw hole is messed up. Came from the company with the screw SUPER tight.

When I'm lugging the gear a little (like 40mph in 4th gear) and give it alot of gas (3/4 throttle) it will ping.

Would that be the mix screw? Jets (55 idle, 130 main. Have 132.5 coming)?

I checked timing. Its at 7.5 degrees at idle.

lostinbaja Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:25 pm

Run a better grade of fuel or back off the timing a few degrees.
40mph is too slow for 4th gear anyway.

gt1953 Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:17 pm

You are probably running lean..

borninabus Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:27 pm

^both of these replies are spot on^

pulled a plug yet to look @ it?

DarthWeber Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:37 pm

Cupcake, this is closing the barn door after the horse escaped but I'll ask anyway, you have 7.7:1 compression ratio, what deck height are you running?

ekacpuc Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:48 am

hehe. Deck height was .075" the piston was .015 in hole and there was a .060" step in the heads.

It ran good with the kadrons.. Well exept for a hesitation, I think it was because the driver's side accel pump isn't a steady stream at first unlike the passenger's side.. Sending them out to get rebuilt.

Running a 34 PICT with timing at 7.5 degrees at idle and a 55 idle jet plus a 130 main. I have a new main coming just in case..

Oh and I realise that that's too slow in 4th but it shouldn't ping..

I'll check the plugs tomarrow. I got busy today with another vehicle.

ekacpuc Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:55 am

What would a too wide of spark plug gap do with the stock ignition? Like .035"?


Is that enough to cause run on and a slight hesitation problem with kadrons? Also have a little pinging when I give it alot of gas with 34 pict but not the kadrons

Trying to nail the basics.



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