JAGGUY
Active member
I picked up a 6 cyl Mustang a few weeks ago. First Falcon 6 I have owned in 20 years....
I have it running really well, but I can't get a really smooth idle yet. It idles OK, but shouldn't I be able to get "balance a nickle" on the air cleaner smooth from it?
Still using points, all ignition parts new, distributor rebuilt. Both Autolite 1100 carb and distributor are Load-o Matic style. Timed with a vacuum gauge and a light. Compression 160 straight across ... Carb clean and responds to the idle mix screw. No vacuum leaks.
Oh, automatic trans.
Balancer not new but TDC lines up with piston TDC and it doesn't wobble at all...
Kind of wondering if the motor mounts could be so old and hard that it is transmitting vibration to the rest of the car?
Or, does this old engine just not idle that smooth?
I have a '56 Jag with an inline six that will idle dead smooth @ 500 rpm all day long...
Thanks for your time and thoughts.
-greg
I have it running really well, but I can't get a really smooth idle yet. It idles OK, but shouldn't I be able to get "balance a nickle" on the air cleaner smooth from it?
Still using points, all ignition parts new, distributor rebuilt. Both Autolite 1100 carb and distributor are Load-o Matic style. Timed with a vacuum gauge and a light. Compression 160 straight across ... Carb clean and responds to the idle mix screw. No vacuum leaks.
Oh, automatic trans.
Balancer not new but TDC lines up with piston TDC and it doesn't wobble at all...
Kind of wondering if the motor mounts could be so old and hard that it is transmitting vibration to the rest of the car?
Or, does this old engine just not idle that smooth?
I have a '56 Jag with an inline six that will idle dead smooth @ 500 rpm all day long...
Thanks for your time and thoughts.
-greg