Finally have a house and a few minutes to play with the 66 Chevelle. Took it out Sat, went a mile, and ran out of gas. My fault. Walked home and got the trailer. Second time on the trailer, in the last 3 trips...
Still, overall, it starts poorly after 10 minutes of running, and still stalls when put in gear. Overall, it runs very poorly.
I looked at the HEI power wire, and noted it was twisted on to a green wire from the harness. So I soldered it, installed a new neg bat cable, and cleaned up the ground connection. Turns over a bit better.
Is the original wire from the harness big enough for the HEI, or should I rewire it from the key, or put in a relay? The previous guy swears it is wired for 12 v full time, but I didn't check it yet.
And where should the timing be set? With the base timing apparently set at 8-10, it won't idle in gear. With some more advance it will idle a bit better. Yes, it has way too much cam and way too little torque converter.
Sorry to sound dumb, but I am not familiar with Chevy small block and wiring, or how this is wired yet, and the manual does not help much yet. Think I have a long way to go...
Thanks for the help.
Still, overall, it starts poorly after 10 minutes of running, and still stalls when put in gear. Overall, it runs very poorly.
I looked at the HEI power wire, and noted it was twisted on to a green wire from the harness. So I soldered it, installed a new neg bat cable, and cleaned up the ground connection. Turns over a bit better.
Is the original wire from the harness big enough for the HEI, or should I rewire it from the key, or put in a relay? The previous guy swears it is wired for 12 v full time, but I didn't check it yet.
And where should the timing be set? With the base timing apparently set at 8-10, it won't idle in gear. With some more advance it will idle a bit better. Yes, it has way too much cam and way too little torque converter.
Sorry to sound dumb, but I am not familiar with Chevy small block and wiring, or how this is wired yet, and the manual does not help much yet. Think I have a long way to go...
Thanks for the help.