Having a big problem. I recently pulled my inline 6 from my 66 and dropped in an inline 6 from a 65. I swapped over the fuel pump, carb, pertronix ignition and oil pressure sender. I also added a new flex fan and water pump. We tried starting it, and couldn't. Long story short, we replaced the starter, solenoid, and ignition switch. Still wouldn't. Finally, we ran a hot from the battery to the coil, and jumped the solenoid to activate the starter. We got the engine started, but need to keep the idle above 1000 Rpms to keep it running. As it runs, it revs up and down, sometimes down to the point that the engine dies, as though someone is rotating the distributor back and forth. It is set to 12 for timing (with vacuum advance unhooked) and is hooked to a c4. With the vacuum advance attached, timing is all over the place, but mostly shooting high above the timing block. Any clues what could be going on? I am stumped.
Side notes
All wiring in the engine bay is new
We pulled the tranny with the motor, as the intention had been to swap it for a t5. That didn't pan out, as the guy sold me a 94 t5. We put the original c4 back in with the motor.
The pertronic ignition was originally in the first engine, and worked fine.
Side notes
All wiring in the engine bay is new
We pulled the tranny with the motor, as the intention had been to swap it for a t5. That didn't pan out, as the guy sold me a 94 t5. We put the original c4 back in with the motor.
The pertronic ignition was originally in the first engine, and worked fine.