Hope Now I Will NOT Blow Up

[drbarbara]

Ok on the distributor side, but the other side where should I plug in into?

[randlemanboater]

On most carbs there are a couple of nipples here and there to hook up vaccum lines to, I have never owned a Holley so I don't know about them.

Someone with the answer will be along shortly I'm sure.

[THEFERMANATOR]

If your distributor has a vacuum canister on it, that means it is NOT a marine distributor. And marine carbs do not have a vacuum hook-up as marine engines do not use it. Vaccum advance is there for auto use to advance the timing when the engine isn't under heavy loads to improve the economy. In marine applications this is not needed as a marine engine is always under full load at every given RPM point. You have just confirmed you have a truck engine in your boat. The next thing I would look for is a marine distributor to fit your engine as automotive distributors do not have flame arrestors in them to prevent sparks from igniting any fuel vapors. I would reccomend you get a timing light and set your timing to around 24-28 degrees total timing.

[BigDaddy]

Is it just me or does Ferm sound like he knows what he's talkin about.Saulte>

[tsubaki]

[BigDaddy]

Hey Ferm, how much for a diagonsictic?

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by BigDaddy

Is it just me or does Ferm sound like he knows what he's talkin about.Saulte>

SSHHHH!!! Don't tell nobody. I used to work on cars for aliving and got into a bad car wreck, so afterwards I couldn't return to work. So I started to work on boats for people part-time when my body would let me. Haveing friends with boats can be a good thing. Unfortunately it led to my boat addiction. It also helps when I had a wrench in my hand before I could walk. I'm known to many as a jack of all trades, master of a couple. Sort of one of them mis spent youths deal. When my friends were out drinkin and partyin in high school, I was raceing and building engines. I had a guy at the dealership try and tell me that CHILTON's manuals were not normal bed time reading, I don't see why.

[BigDaddy]

Answer the question,please. How much for a diagonstic?:D

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by BigDaddy

Answer the question,please. How much for a diagonstic?:D

I'm fair and reasoneable with everybody, I keep getting told I work for too little by friends who work for themselves. The main issue would be the distance between the 2 of us though, I'm almost 4 hours away from FT LAUDERDALE. What kind of problems are you haveing?