Thread: AMC Engine Help
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Old 08-29-2016, 10:28 AM
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cliffy68
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I have a new MSD coil and just installed a new distributor, magnetic pick up, with new wires. Also removed all of the vacuum lines except for the brake booster. I set the timing again to around 14 BTDC and it will idle now and stay running. It still has a bad hesitation when the throttle is opened and it smokes out of the right exhaust pipe. Is it possible that the intake is still not sealed to the head? Edelbrock calls for a paper gasket along with the metal intake gasket when installing their intake on a stock head. When I spoke to them directly they said do not pay attention to the instructions and use only the metal gasket with RTV. Is it possible I am being stingy with the RTV? Should I just use a larger bead?
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