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Larry
PostPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2001 5:04 pm 
ok, i adjusted the valves today at .10 for intake and .20 for exhaust, it cleared up some of the shaking, but it is still there. any other things i should check? I checked the cap and rotor and they look good, i also checked the carb, looks good, the timing seems to be off, i was fooling with it and it showed a little improvement. what is the recommended timing? sorry for all the questions but it's got me baffled about what is making it shake and not be smooth.

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snarl
PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2001 2:04 pm 
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: ok, i adjusted the valves today at .10 for
: intake and .20 for exhaust, it cleared up
: some of the shaking, but it is still there.
: any other things i should check? I checked
: the cap and rotor and they look good, i also
: checked the carb, looks good, the timing
: seems to be off, i was fooling with it and
: it showed a little improvement. what is the
: recommended timing? sorry for all the
: questions but it's got me baffled about what
: is making it shake and not be smooth.


Check the sparkplugs. They might be slightly fouled out and not firing correctly causeing the shaking.

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Gary
PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2001 3:46 pm 
Larry, check the point where your PCV hose enters the manifold. I have seen the passage plugged with carbon in that area, and it will cause the engine to run rough.



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Larry
PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2001 4:37 pm 
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: Larry, check the point where your PCV hose
: enters the manifold. I have seen the passage
: plugged with carbon in that area, and it
: will cause the engine to run rough.


i don't have a PCV that goes into the manifold. i have one that goes to the valve cover did you mean that one?
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Doctor Dodge (Doug Dutra)
PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2001 5:15 pm 
Quote:
: ok, i adjusted the valves today at .10 for
: intake and .20 for exhaust, it cleared up
: some of the shaking, but it is still there.
: any other things i should check? I checked
: the cap and rotor and they look good, i also
: checked the carb, looks good, the timing
: seems to be off, i was fooling with it and
: it showed a little improvement. what is the
: recommended timing? sorry for all the
: questions but it's got me baffled about what
: is making it shake and not be smooth.


Have you run a compression test? What are the cranking compression readings, cylinder by cylinder? Any low reading cylinders? It could be a burned valve or bad rings.
DD
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Gary
PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2001 6:31 pm 
The other end of the hose goes to either the base of the carb or to a plate between the carb and the manifold. That's where it will plug. For a quick check, pull the hose off the PCV valve and see if you can blow through it.



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Larry
PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2001 8:10 pm 
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: Have you run a compression test? What are the
: cranking compression readings, cylinder by
: cylinder? Any low reading cylinders? It
: could be a burned valve or bad rings.
: DD


I don't have a compression tester. guess i should ask for one for Christmas!
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mike
PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2001 8:06 am 
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: Check the sparkplugs. They might be slightly
: fouled out and not firing correctly causing
: the shaking.


sounds like vacuum get caps a plug up the line that goes to your vacuum booster for your brakes if it smoothes out the rubber membrane in vacuum booster unit is out. had same problem

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