Hah! I appreciate it but it has already been converted over to an electronic HEI setup....
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Hah! I appreciate it but it has already been converted over to an electronic HEI setup....
That pump may work but it does not look quality to me. If it were me I would get a Holley blue or red pump with a regulator.
The pump is advertised to deliver 30 gallons per hour. That equates to 1/2 gallon per minute. You could run fuel through the pump for a minute or two, and measure the result. If at 2 minutes you have 1 gallon, your pump output is probably close enough to advertised. But if you get something on the order of 1/2 gallon after 2 minutes, I'd say your pump is suspect.Quote:
Originally Posted by wotan2525
If you were to replace with another electric, I would recomend a high performance Holley brand, but it will require a regulator (more $$). Personally, I would revert back to the original mechanical fuel pump that the engine came with. This would close the books on the fuel delivery problems. Others may disagree, but I think an automotive pump may be adequate for marine use (opinions please).
Well... good news! It's fixed! I put in the new distributor and when I took the old one out I took the liberty of marking each plug wire with a silver gel-pen. While doing this I noticed that 3 and 4 were swapped. How my mechanic friend made this mistake I have no idea... but.... Put in the new distributor, put the plug wires in the correct place, and timed it out. Good to go! Runs awesome..... Thanks ya'll for the help!!
The old school small block and big block firing order is stamped permanently in my brain 18436572. Left side of motor 1357 and right 2468.
Great news wotan! it makes perfect sense, you probably had a plug firing when an intake valve was open...
Glad you got it figured out.
Yep -- This is exactly what was happening.... I'm now considering my distributor replacement as a "preventitive maintenance" item.... Junked the old one as it was super loose!
DOH LOL on the crossed wires. Happens to us all. I had my choke wires crossed hehe!
Yeah if I were you I would go ahead and put it the new dist. I am having a whole new dist put in too. Because it wobbles, and because the dist cap does not match my dist.
Already put it in... I'm sure I'll catch some shit but my boat hasn't had a marine distro in it (maybe ever... not really sure.) It's always had a regular HEI MSD Distro. I bought a pro-comp from KMJ Performance in Iowa. 65,000 volt coil, billet shaft, looks good. I got it COMPLETE for $65 shipped overnight. Already the boat starts really fast and is running better.
Woah Woah woah, you got the whole dist for $65?? Can you link me plz? My awesome mechanic with the parts hook up says it's $200 for a whole new dist!!