MadMax_636
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- 28
- Location
- Georgia
- Vehicle Year
- 1984
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.8 V6
- Engine Size
- 2.8L
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Lift
- However much it goes up when I get my fat ass out.
- Total Drop
- How much it goes down when my fat ass gets in.
- Tire Size
- Dry rot and old
Ive set my motor at 10 and 12 degrees BTDC and Im getting a crappy manifold vacuum. So I raised the initial timing to around 13-14 BTDC and Im getting a decent 19-20 inches of vacuum. I tested my total mechanical advance and it seems like a decent 28-30 of total timing.
I have tested it with vacuum advance and it goes way above the timing marks on the balancer.
I am mainly asking what is the safe total timing for this motor as well as what could be causing the low vacuum at 10-12 BTDC. I'm thinking maybe a worn out mounting gaskets that are leaking but I can't seem to find a point where it could be leaking from. I have had a power valve gasket leak a whole bowl of fuel down the neck a few times but idk if that could have anything to do with it. That is it getting into the oil but the oil level looks right. I have fixed the leaking of fuel. The main reason was a power valve that for some reason that kept blowing the gasket and causing it to run very rich so I reverted back to the original one I was using.
Any help would be awesome. I have not test driven the truck yet since I was doing this in the middle of the night due to not being able to sleep.
I have tested it with vacuum advance and it goes way above the timing marks on the balancer.
I am mainly asking what is the safe total timing for this motor as well as what could be causing the low vacuum at 10-12 BTDC. I'm thinking maybe a worn out mounting gaskets that are leaking but I can't seem to find a point where it could be leaking from. I have had a power valve gasket leak a whole bowl of fuel down the neck a few times but idk if that could have anything to do with it. That is it getting into the oil but the oil level looks right. I have fixed the leaking of fuel. The main reason was a power valve that for some reason that kept blowing the gasket and causing it to run very rich so I reverted back to the original one I was using.
Any help would be awesome. I have not test driven the truck yet since I was doing this in the middle of the night due to not being able to sleep.