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Old 03-10-2006, 11:37 PM   #17
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Re: miss in engine

I finally pegged the problem....


I have an edelbrock carb with square bore configuration, and a dual plane edelbrock intake. I took the carb off and installed it facing backwards. This way if my carb wasn't spraying evenly, I would see different cylinders mis firing or in my case not firing at all. This nailed the problem. Before the swap, #2,3,5,8 weren't firing. After the swap, #1,4,6,7 aren't firing. The diagnosis - I've got a clogged idle/mixture port - specifically my right side. I've hit it with 40psi of air and that didn't help. I've sprayed countless jets of carb cleaner in the hole. Should I turn up the air pressure and try again?
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