It runs like a scalded cat

[native-born-texan]

finally got the HEI today but almost never got the old distributor out slipped the new one in and it started the first time it turned over. I need to get a small air breather as the coil on top of the new dist. will not let it come down on the carb. it is a shame no one lives close as I have lots of parts to get rid of. Thanks every one for your advice

 

[Ridgerunner]

Poor Kitty you burned it with water LOL. Is your truck carb or FI? Glad you got it fixed now a video of a good burn out.

 

[native-born-texan]

It is carbed and while it was on the engine stand I completely removed all the smog stuff, plugged all the vacuam ports and put a pvc in both valve covers and it runs really well but I cannot put the kickdown linkage on the carb because the motor is too close to the firewall and I do not know why. I put a B&M ratchet floor shifter on it and it does not want to go in park but it is probably a loose nut between the steering wheel and the front seat. I ran a wire from the batt. to a switch and from the switch to the HEI dist. and it still starts with the key as long as the switch is on. I have to put in a new turn signal switch and while doing that I will wire it into the ignition switch

 

[Ridgerunner]

Have you thought about using a Lokar kick down cable?

http://www.lokar.com/product-pgs/throttlecables-kickdowns/tc-kd-pgs/kd-cables.html

 

[native-born-texan]

Never heard of it till now but I will check it out thanks

 

[primetime]

Glad to hear you got it running. Those Lokar units are pretty nice. I used one once on a Mopar.

 

[native-born-texan]

I have an older B&M ratchet shifter that works good except for some reason it will not shift into park and it has no neutral safety switch and I had to rework the air cleaner as it would not clear the coil on the dist. cap