Timing was off a few degrees (like Jay said I think we used the wrong mark initially
)-reset it along with some carb adjustments and it seems way better at idle and so far no run on-havent had a chance to run it too much but Im feeling pretty good as it idles at 850 far better-before it just didnt sound/feel right and smelled too rich.
Now the new issue-I noticed that there was
antifreeze leaking (just a small amount) from the freeze plug in front of #1-WTF??? Then noticed that the upper and lower hoses looked like they were going to explode and were really hard-and this was after the car sat overnight. I tested the cap, holds to 16#'s then realeases, my rad cap always has felt too hard to screw on to me. I backed the cap off a bit and the hoses are fine and no more leak. Has anyone had any issues with the puke tank/cap fit?
I am wondering if the cooling system being over-pressurized could have added to the whole situation? Could it create a difficulty in starting? I had a few starts that felt like the starter was bad or the batt was weak-it would take a second to turn over after I pushed the starter button.