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  Topic: Set Timing M38
lee12

Replies: 22
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PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 10:58 am   Subject: Set Timing M38
Im getting my hands on a compression tester but was curious, what size fits the spark plug hole? I have acquired a vacuum tester and will hook it up this afternoon just to see what it reads and how st ...
  Topic: Set Timing M38
lee12

Replies: 22
Views: 24509

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:13 pm   Subject: Set Timing M38
I'll get started on that next week. Thanks Wes.
The rebuild was done locally and was a painful process that I don't want to have again. At the time of completion compression was good, but I'll look ...
  Topic: Set Timing M38
lee12

Replies: 22
Views: 24509

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:09 pm   Subject: Set Timing M38
Sorry by rebuild I mean it wasn't running before for comparison.
  Topic: Set Timing M38
lee12

Replies: 22
Views: 24509

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:08 pm   Subject: Set Timing M38
This is a total rebuild, had all down to the frame. Had engine rebuilt, during process had carb rebuild, and distributer. Just finished reassembly. When I started and it started burning points (with o ...
  Topic: Set Timing M38
lee12

Replies: 22
Views: 24509

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:13 pm   Subject: More issues
Update:
I have got timing set now. I was burning up points after driving about a mile down the road. I had the distributor advance weights and cam bushings redone. Which work great now, by AJP. I co ...
  Topic: Set Timing M38
lee12

Replies: 22
Views: 24509

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:46 am   Subject: Set Timing M38
I constructed a wiggler, if you will out of copper wire, and found that my timing marks (TDC) are indeed lined up with my pulley mark. I bent the wire so that it fit down to the cylinder and then made ...
  Topic: Set Timing M38
lee12

Replies: 22
Views: 24509

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:41 pm   Subject: Set Timing M38
Thanks Brian, Ive been out the last week and just got back in town, I'm going to fiddle with it this evening for a while and I'll see what I come up with. May give you a shout.
  Topic: Set Timing M38
lee12

Replies: 22
Views: 24509

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:19 am   Subject: Set Timing M38
So one would just pull the head to use dial indicator on #1 in order to make the two crayon marks?
  Topic: Set Timing M38
lee12

Replies: 22
Views: 24509

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 8:32 am   Subject: Set Timing M38
Thanks for the suggestion. And thank you too Wes for your help. I believe Ill reindex. I had the engine rebuilt and it was installed when I got it back. Now Im thinking I should just pull the timing c ...
  Topic: Set Timing M38
lee12

Replies: 22
Views: 24509

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 10:43 am   Subject: Set Timing M38
I am having trouble getting my M38 timed. I am following the instructions that Wes has written that are floating around on here in several discussions. I set the points, found timing marks, set to 5 d ...
  Topic: Setting carb and idle
lee12

Replies: 5
Views: 6241

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:21 pm   Subject: Setting carb and idle
Up and down idle fixed. But now the points have become corroded in just the short time that I've run it. Any thoughts? I plumbed the vent lines to it and made the special fitting on the vacuum at .04. ...
  Topic: Setting carb and idle
lee12

Replies: 5
Views: 6241

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 7:50 am   Subject: Setting carb and idle
Set at 600 per manual. I'll try spraying the crossover today. Thanks for the advice.
  Topic: Setting carb and idle
lee12

Replies: 5
Views: 6241

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:23 pm   Subject: Setting carb and idle
I just started m38 rebuild. New carb and fuel pump, rebuilds. Start jeep and all seems well, but it idles great for about 30 seconds then goes through a lug down stage with coughing, then levels back ...
  Topic: M38 idle issues
lee12

Replies: 2
Views: 4853

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:23 pm   Subject: M38 idle issues
I am having some issues with my m38. I have a rebuilt engine installed 1/15. Rebuilt YS and a new solex Carbs. I had the solex while I was waiting on the YS. The fuel pump was rebuilt by pete debella ...
 
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