Runcible_Spoon wrote:
#1, extremely hard to start cold.i can get it going after a lot of fooling around,and when it does,it idles fine,but rough.
What is your cold temp? 50 or below 32?
you really need to pump the skinny 2 or 3 times to dump gas... otherwise try to dump 1/4 cup of gas down the carb throttle plate, or starting spray, that will give you an idea if the carb bowl is dry, so you have to crank the engine to prime the mechanical fuel pump. Seems like you pull the carb off and nothing weird was found...
Runcible_Spoon wrote:#2 . when its warmed up,burp the throttle,and it will rev up fine,but upon throttle release,blows white smoke,which then clears up.slow release of throttle,results in no smoke.
White smoke unless it smell sweet is a normal byproduct of cold start engine, some can blow white smoke for quite a while
Runcible_Spoon wrote:#3 . the worst thing...when in gear,and brakes applied,any throttle to load it will cause it to run rough,detonate,and die. its undrivable right now.
this is a good challenge, the manifold vacuum is good, so you are close to sea level, jumping 1 tooth or 2 is not going to make it undrivable -I had 2 wiped out cam lobe and it was fine, except for the vibrations, and vacuum was decent- it can be too rich or too lean if undrivable, pull spark plug to check color, at least one on ea side #1 on the driver side and #2 on the passenger side, the most ahead one are fed by different side of the 2 barrel carb... 2,3,5,8 for the carb passenger side intake and 1,4,6,7 for the driver side intake.
Also an overactive EGR valve can throw things off, but rough, detonation and stalling...
Next would be a compression check, remember to keep the throttle plate all the way open with either a large screwdriver or any wrench of your choice
of course for a diesel guy, 1 8 4 3 6 5 7 2 for the ignition order... even the regular guys can f___k it sometimes