[DeTomaso] Really Hot Header

[Don Thomas]

My guess is a burnt valve, broken valve, mis-adjusted valve, frozen lifter,
sparkplug wired wrong, bent valve... there are a lot of things that can
cause this...

I think it's time to pull the head and check it out.




On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Jordan Klein <ohjordan at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I would not trust the cam grind.
>
> Just a guess, but if the cam grinder mis-programmed the machine, for
> something other than a 90 degree V configuration; you could have one bank
> of cylinder's exhaust valves opening during ignition which would give you
> the symptoms you're seeing.
> Jordan Klein
> 7314
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> From: will.kooiman at gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:33:21 -0500
> To: gaino at earthlink.net
> CC: detomaso at poca.com; seanmundy at hotmail.com
>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Really Hot Header
>
> Well, that's weird.
>
> I can't think of many things on a Holley equipped engine that would heat
> just one header.
>
> Check everything you can think of, including all of the valves (opening
> properly), spark plugs (all the same color), plug wires, etc.
>
> On Dec 17, 2013, at 2:39 PM, bill gaino <gaino at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Maybe you have too much fuel in the bowl and it is overflowing into the
> intake.
> Check you float levels.  Bill 1362
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sean mundy
> Sent: Dec 17, 2013 1:59 PM
> To: "asajay at asajay.com"
> Cc: "detomaso at poca.com"
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Really Hot Header
>
> I have a holley 750 with CHI Intake and CHI3v heads. Stock distributor
> with points eliminator. Thought about timing issues but that probably would
> cause both headers to heat the same rate?.  My spark plugs on the side with
> the red hot header are a little dark like being too rich, not white or
> burned like its running lean.
>
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