Honestly I haven’t messed with that, the shop that I took my engine to to get rebuilt, they told me what everything was set to start all I needed to do was the accessories like alternator, water pump etc.. so I haven’t bothered to try it out. I can pull the valve covers off and check clearance. But what is it supposed to be at? Like the gauge clearance?
No-Start Vortec 350
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Do a compression test before messing with it. You should have been given a cam card with all the specs on it. You need to know if you have a solid lifter cam or hydraulic (I'm guessing hydraulic). Ask the rebuilder if he set the valve lash/preload too.
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I don't know, but you can try. Should see some sort of voltage movement.
A test light is very inexpensive and probably underused by DIYer for checking basic things. If you don't have one, I would highly recommend buying one.
Okay so an update, I went to Harbor Freight and got a compression tester and a Test light. So far, I’ve done only one side of the engine (drivers side) and they all went above 130 psi of compression. Should I still do the other side even though one side is good? I also smelt the spark plugs and they all smelt like gas so I’m getting gas for sure. I’m also going to test injector pulse just in case.
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Yeah, you're already there, might as well check the other bank for compression. Try to eliminate as much as unknowns as possible.
That's low for a fresh rebuild, s/b closer to 150+
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Wouldn't that be after it broke in?
OP what do the plugs look like? I wonder if you didn't just flood the thing trying to get the distributor stabbed correctly, maybe some fouled plugs from it?
Spark plugs looked cleaner then I thought they would have been. They were a little black on the spark side but I just wiped it away. Also the compression was hitting 150+ on some of them but it was bc I was cranking for a little longer than I was for the other ones.
Well, maybe for you when you gap your rings at 1/2" for boost
Just kidding.You should crank until the needle stops climbing - 3 or 4 seconds.
Try a new set of plugs and see what happens. A simple cleaning on them doesn't always clear the fowling.
I can be wrong (I have been before, ha ha) but, I'm still leaning towards the valves are set too tight, been there done that.
