Been working on the engine lately and it's now starting to run somewhat properly. It's not that easy to tune an engine when you don't know anything of its condition. I've replaced most of the ignition parts, and mixed/matched a few plug wires to correct deviating resistance measurements.
Anyone care to recommend a set of decent stock+ plug wires?
The old plugs were evenly sooty/wet.
When checking the compression, most cylinders came out at 125-135 PSI, while cyl. #4 just got 90 PSI. Hopes up for stuck piston rings.
After playing around with the timing / carb tuning, it now starts remarkably well, but seems to need a bit too much timing (~20° BTDC) at idle to run properly. There are naturally also issues with the carb tuning, as it does not seem to wish to idle properly on the idle circuit, and I think I'm partially into the transfer slot.
Should both crank case vents go into the intake manifold to get a correct setup? I currently only have the right bank connected to vacuum, left side vented to atmosphere.
On a side note, The Deauville had to dip its toes in the snow the other day, as the Range Rover needed a couple new ball joints. This came at a less than ideal moment, as I was planning to drive the RR on vacation the next day, and had no charged batteries to start the Deauville.
Have you ever seen a Deauville being towed by a snow blower? Note; belts don't grip on ice. Had to use the other blower with chains to achieve the desired result.
