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- Salem, OR
- Vehicle Year
- 1986
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3
- Transmission
- Manual
I'm stumped on ideas of what to try. My 302 won't spin past 3-4k rpm depending on how much I'm getting into it. It starts cutting out and and has a vibration at 2k rpm. I'm worried it's out of balance but I have no idea if it is. I used an Explorer front end accessory drive (fead) and a new balancer. I got what I believe is the correct flywheel for a 5.0 powered 92-96 f150. It matched the flywheel I took off another 302. I checked my block and it's an '87 truck block. I converted it to a roller cam using another block I had. I cant figure out where I went wrong?
I am using a Quadrajet carb that I bought off CL. I rebuilt it and converted it from hot air choke to electric choke. My brother put my carb on his '72 GMC Jimmy and it ran far better than his did. I was thinking of making the secondaries not open to rule it out. Maybe its too big of a carb?
Any one have any ideas?
Picture of my 302. Spark plug wires are routed and in wire separators and all the wiring is cleaned up
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I am using a Quadrajet carb that I bought off CL. I rebuilt it and converted it from hot air choke to electric choke. My brother put my carb on his '72 GMC Jimmy and it ran far better than his did. I was thinking of making the secondaries not open to rule it out. Maybe its too big of a carb?
Any one have any ideas?
Picture of my 302. Spark plug wires are routed and in wire separators and all the wiring is cleaned up
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