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| 390 problems, need help bad!! |
| By Justin - 11/07/2003 12:55:23 AM; IP 66.142.231.123 |
| Hey guys houston has a problem. About 3 years ago i bought a 1965 Galaxy 500 that had a 390 in it, although after i bought it i was able to drive it home (all together about 20 miles) but it kept dying on me on the way back. So when i got it here i tore into it finding out that the gas that was in the tank had varnished and went into the heads lol. So i proceded to tear it down and revamp the heads. Everything went fine untill i was tapping the rocker shaft bolt holes and my tap broke off in one of them so i had to get a new head. After i got everything put back together it still wouldnt run correctly and timing was way off no matter what i did, so i tore the front of the motor down and replaced the timing chain (which had jumped a tooth) and went ahead and replaced the cam and lifters as a safe measure. Well after i did all this and switched from a 2 barrel to a 4 barrel i was ready to try it again but to no suprise the thing didnt even want to give the slightest sign of wanting to start. So i messed with the timing a bit and finally got it to run somewhat, it was like no matter how far i pushed the peddle down it didnt accelerate and i had to keep on it to keep it running, so i shut it down so i wouldnt mess anything up. This is where i am at now i cant seem to figure out what the heck the problem is, i have pretty muched tried everything including putting the different lengthed pushrods in to adjust it and that didnt work, it just doesnt want to run period. It makes me feel horrible i am a certified Auto Tech and i cant figure it out i have never had anything like this and this is my first FE. Anyone have any suggestions on what could be wrong? I need help this is starting to get to me lol. Thank you. |
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