Re: help! won't start right

Thanks for the pointers el lobo. I will try to work on the choke to see if I can make it better. That seems logical since it is mostly a problem when it is cold. I am still confused though, because it used to start right up and I haven't changed anything.

A few of things come to mind:
> 1.too much fuel/not enough air = a very rich condition causing your black
> plugs and smoke.
> 2. Jetted properly? Someone may have altered or replaced them.
> 3. Air cleaner clean and not too small to breath?
> 4.Choke not adjusted properly. Should be part way open on cold start, then
> fully open when up to operating temp.
> 5. Once you get it running right, I would put some carbon cleaner in the
> tank and through the carb to clean the upper chambers of the carbon build > up.
> Good luck and let us know the final results.
> el lobo
> > I have a 350ci w/ 600cfm edelbrock carb. All of the sudden it won't start
> > until I try several times. One day, after about 5 tries, I pulled the air
> > cleaner and found it filled with white smoke. It eventually started. When
> it
> > does start, it blows out a cloud of black smoke, in fact it always has. > The
> > plugs are fresh and have heavy black deposits on them that can be chipped
> > away. I have the idle mixture adjusted to achieve highest rpm. I believe > it
> > may be related to the ignition. It only takes 3 or 4 weeks for a brand new
> > dist cap to get heavy corrosion on the contacts and it seems to be
> > concentrated to one side of them. It cant be the points because I have a
> > Crane electronic module. I bought a cheap timing light at Harbor Freight > and
> > at idle it says I am running 30 degrees of lead, and more than 60 at > higher
> > rpm. Is that even possible? Could the damper's outer ring have slipped? I
> > don't know if the light is just crap or if something else is amiss. Sorry
> > for the lengthy post, and any recommendations will help. If this goes on,
> I
> > will continue to lose to my friends and their Hondas that have B18s,
> > whatever that means.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
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