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Old 03-07-2012, 10:15 AM   #9
Marco Tahtaras
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Default Re: No Power (Get up and go)

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Originally Posted by jcheshire31 View Post
Got the sedan back together after doing a full mechanical resto, aside from a few other minor things, i've noticed I have little to no power. The timing is set at 0-28. The distributor is a Mallory built by Ron Kelley out of Texas. This distributor ran fine when we had it on our coupe. Checked the points and they're gapped at 20. Been messing the carb (Weber downdraft) too and that doesn't really seem to help any. Any suggestions?
Was the distributor rebuilt BEFORE you ran it on the Coupe? You say it's timed at 0-28. what is the advance at 1,000 rpm, 1,500, 2,000?
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