Starter kicking back

[bucket]

Yep, you prolly had all short bolts. Cuz it's true, if you use to long of bolts, you can be bending or binding a pushrod too depending on which bolts it is. What else am I forgetting that bolts to long with screw up? Seems there is something else too along those lines.

This is going to drive me nuts. When I get home I'm yanking bolts out of everything, I got a couple virgin motors to check out too.

The fuel pump rod.
Remove short bolt, thread in a longer one to hold the rod in position while you mount the pump.
I bet some folks forgot to put the shorter bolt back in.

Yeah most people don't know about that bolt. The PO of my '84 dealt with an oil leak for years because that bolt was missing. I noticed it the first day I owned it, put a bolt in, then laughed at the PO (he's a friend).

 

[HotRodPC]

The fuel pump rod.
Remove short bolt, thread in a longer one to hold the rod in position while you mount the pump.
I bet some folks forgot to put the shorter bolt back in.

Yep, I knew that one, was just trying to remember what else goes wrong using the wrong intake bolts. Hell, it might even a be a different motor I'm thinking of. I'm starting to get old and getting confused between SBC, BBC, Olds and Pancho engines.

 

[mtnmankev]

All I can say is you'll get used to the brain cells not working as well as they used to. Mine quit years ago,

 

[MadOgre]

lol that's where im headed too !

 

[silverscottsk10]

So new msd coil, rotor, and cap are on the way
Hopefully that should fix it

 

[silverscottsk10]

Could carb and riser being set to other intake make it run like it's out of time?

 

[chengny]

Wait, I thought you said that this all started after you changed the intake manifold gaskets (only the gaskets was implied). Did you also change the intake manifold and then mount your original carburetor and riser plate on it?

If you did, it shouldn't really matter as far as the backfiring issue. The only thing I can think of is if you mis-matched a spread bore carb/riser set up with a square bore manifold (or vice-versa).

While I am no expert on performance modifications, I dont believe that doing this would result in violent backfiring. It is my understanding that the worst that could happen would be reduced performance.

But the main point is; if you start a thread asking for help in diagnosing a problem, try to include any and all information regarding recent repairs, component changes and modifications. Also, it helps if you include a brief explanation of why the repair/modification was undertaken in the first place.

 

[MadOgre]

Could carb and riser being set to other intake make it run like it's out of time?

I don't understand what that means ?

 

[silverscottsk10]

I replaced the intake also
It's ports aren't oversized for the heads
Single plane
Square bore on intake and riser also

 

[HotRodPC]

I don't understand what that means ?

Took me a minute to get that too. But what he means is, the carb is still tuned to his old intake and his answer is NO.

 

[HotRodPC]

I replaced the intake also
It's ports aren't oversized for the heads
Single plane
Square bore on intake and riser also

No, Fuel Vaporization, Air Fuel Ratios, lean or rich primaries or secondaries, none of that will affect ignition timing.

What carb are you running on this square bore intake??? You may have said, I didn't give much thought to it. You can't be running a Qjet with that Squarebore intake. You can run it with a spreadbore to squarebore adapter. This can cause an internal vacuum leak IIRC within the intake/carb, that you won't find. Should cause an external leak too come to think of it.

 

[silverscottsk10]

Edelbrock 1405