Got back at it today first I got the performer intake ready to go on. Plugged any unnecessary vacuum and water jacket ports and installed the thermostat and housing. I like to use the bypass hose to guide me on straight
Then I started getting the car ready for the intake. With all I've been threw with this car I decided to go over as much as I can before going back together. I pulled the drivers valve cover and checked rocker arms put it TDC compression stroke and moved the dizzy again.......
I'm once again trying to make it the last time apart. Probably overthinking everything because it should have been fine the last unteen times it was apart. This time I used a Mr gasket 4 pice intake kit and I cut open the heat crossover for my choke tubs. I also used red permatex around them and the choke tube mounting plate ultra black on everything else being careful as possible with it yet making sure everything is sealed up good this time. I very incompletely assembled it and put the carb for it back on with no linkage and all the vacuum ports plugged except vacuum advance. Didn't even bolt the valve cover down.
I turned the key and was going to stick my head in the car to check the oil pressure gauge and boom! It started! I took my hand off the key and WTF? It stayed running. I went under the hood and played a little bit choke off idle screw advance retarded hmmmmmm beautiful still a bit of a stumble but smoother than ever. I will be tuning AND driving it tomorrow finally what seams to be a W .
Note to self NEVER USE METAL INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!
Still a few things to do like make a new line for the booster because it's hitting the vacuum port on the aftermarket intake but that I can deal with.