[QUOTE Hello Dear C-Friends,
I am in search of an experienced mechanic or a good shop in the New York area who has a passion and magic touch when it come to getting MoPars to run beautifully. Yes, it must be a MoPar enthusiast, and its gotta be someone who will take it in their hands and work through any issues respectfully, skillfully, and diligently, giving her the time and space necessary to do things right. My local gas station guy is great for a front end alignment.. but for diagnosing and dialing in a 1967 Plymouth Fury 383 big block four bbl car, in a safe indoor space, I need someone who is a natural. I have worked very hard to get my beautiful 14k mile Fury running right. I have followed all diagnostics protocol.
I have used proper parts and fluids. I have rebuilt, and have had rebuilt TWO Carter 4299s AFB carburetors(one being the factory original), and still can not get her to run right. Both carbs were cleaned and rebuilt correctly, checked and triple checked.
I have set up my distributor properly. It is clean with perfect NOS parts. Gapped the points, set timing, dwell, on and on and on...
It has come time for me to hand over the car to a capable person who has much more experience than me(I have had no auto repair experience whatsoever before I got this car 2 years ago). This car means so much to me, and is in incredible condition. I feel I am going to make her worse if I keep messing with it.
Again, it's very important that it's someone who also knows how to work well with these AFBs on Chrysler motors.
My plan here is to hand over the car, and say please don't give it back to me until it is running like a top.
This is doable.
I respectfully ask all of you here to please think of who would be a good person or shop to take care of my GG. It may be one of you for all I know. It may be a good speed shop/builder. I prefer it stays in New York, or near Westchester county.. but could be taken/picked up within the tri-state area. Connecticut, New Jersey, Long Island etc.
I live in Brooklyn, but keep the car in a detached 2 car garage that I rent from a family home in North White Plains NY, Westchester County.
Much obliged to all for your consideration. I appreciate all replies here, and feel free to call me directly as well at 212-365-0652
Alex[/QUOTE]
What seems to the be the issue??
Compression test? Leakdown test? sticky valve?? Stumbling??
Lean condition? rich?
what is your vacuum reading at idle??
Alex,You have a beautiful VIP and I respect your goal to keep her as original as heavenly possible.
I had the same goal with my 68 Newport but as time went by I wanted it to run better than it looked.
Did the same on my buddy's 66 300 with a 383 as well.
Reality of it all is today's crappy gas is not the same as it was 5 years ago--forget 25-40 years ago.
Reduced octane levels,increased levels of Ethanol affect all of us classic car lovers.
You may have to play with the jets in the carb to make it happy. However,finding a jetting kit for a 50-plus year old carb is very limited. you may have to play with the accelerator pump adjustment where she may need the extra jolt of fuel.
Running dual exhaust also requires a fattening up of the mixture.
Big blocks generate tons of heat and WILL boil the fuel before the engine can drink it. Make sure there is some insulation under the intake and use a heat sheathing on the fuel line feed going to the carb.
If you are adamant in using the factory carb,at least put a 1" spacer under it to keep the fuel cool.
I would get rid of the points and to maintain the "original" look install the Pertronix ignition conversion.Do a recurve in the distributor. Today,you need more initial timing.383 4bbl are happy at 10/11 degrees initial with 34/36 total all in at 2800/3000 RPM.Impossible to do running with points ..Been there/done that. Run a hotter coil but paint it black to look stock.
With a hotter spark,run the gap in the plugs 38 thou.Toss the Chumpian plugs for NGK's
Until I know what is not right, I am only assuming at this point.
I wish I was closer to help out.
BTW,the 66 300 we drove from Kingston,Canada to Carlisle and back in 2016 with nary a hiccup with the set up I built.
I am in search of an experienced mechanic or a good shop in the New York area who has a passion and magic touch when it come to getting MoPars to run beautifully. Yes, it must be a MoPar enthusiast, and its gotta be someone who will take it in their hands and work through any issues respectfully, skillfully, and diligently, giving her the time and space necessary to do things right. My local gas station guy is great for a front end alignment.. but for diagnosing and dialing in a 1967 Plymouth Fury 383 big block four bbl car, in a safe indoor space, I need someone who is a natural. I have worked very hard to get my beautiful 14k mile Fury running right. I have followed all diagnostics protocol.
I have used proper parts and fluids. I have rebuilt, and have had rebuilt TWO Carter 4299s AFB carburetors(one being the factory original), and still can not get her to run right. Both carbs were cleaned and rebuilt correctly, checked and triple checked.
I have set up my distributor properly. It is clean with perfect NOS parts. Gapped the points, set timing, dwell, on and on and on...
It has come time for me to hand over the car to a capable person who has much more experience than me(I have had no auto repair experience whatsoever before I got this car 2 years ago). This car means so much to me, and is in incredible condition. I feel I am going to make her worse if I keep messing with it.
Again, it's very important that it's someone who also knows how to work well with these AFBs on Chrysler motors.
My plan here is to hand over the car, and say please don't give it back to me until it is running like a top.
This is doable.
I respectfully ask all of you here to please think of who would be a good person or shop to take care of my GG. It may be one of you for all I know. It may be a good speed shop/builder. I prefer it stays in New York, or near Westchester county.. but could be taken/picked up within the tri-state area. Connecticut, New Jersey, Long Island etc.
I live in Brooklyn, but keep the car in a detached 2 car garage that I rent from a family home in North White Plains NY, Westchester County.
Much obliged to all for your consideration. I appreciate all replies here, and feel free to call me directly as well at 212-365-0652
Alex[/QUOTE]
What seems to the be the issue??
Compression test? Leakdown test? sticky valve?? Stumbling??
Lean condition? rich?
what is your vacuum reading at idle??
Alex,You have a beautiful VIP and I respect your goal to keep her as original as heavenly possible.
I had the same goal with my 68 Newport but as time went by I wanted it to run better than it looked.
Did the same on my buddy's 66 300 with a 383 as well.
Reality of it all is today's crappy gas is not the same as it was 5 years ago--forget 25-40 years ago.
Reduced octane levels,increased levels of Ethanol affect all of us classic car lovers.
You may have to play with the jets in the carb to make it happy. However,finding a jetting kit for a 50-plus year old carb is very limited. you may have to play with the accelerator pump adjustment where she may need the extra jolt of fuel.
Running dual exhaust also requires a fattening up of the mixture.
Big blocks generate tons of heat and WILL boil the fuel before the engine can drink it. Make sure there is some insulation under the intake and use a heat sheathing on the fuel line feed going to the carb.
If you are adamant in using the factory carb,at least put a 1" spacer under it to keep the fuel cool.
I would get rid of the points and to maintain the "original" look install the Pertronix ignition conversion.Do a recurve in the distributor. Today,you need more initial timing.383 4bbl are happy at 10/11 degrees initial with 34/36 total all in at 2800/3000 RPM.Impossible to do running with points ..Been there/done that. Run a hotter coil but paint it black to look stock.
With a hotter spark,run the gap in the plugs 38 thou.Toss the Chumpian plugs for NGK's
Until I know what is not right, I am only assuming at this point.
I wish I was closer to help out.
BTW,the 66 300 we drove from Kingston,Canada to Carlisle and back in 2016 with nary a hiccup with the set up I built.
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