fiatmonkey
Tim Hoover
I have noticed ever since I did the cam box repair an excessive amount of exhaust fumes. Someone told me I smelled like "Jet fuel" this morning at the coffee shop I also had put off fine tuning my timing until this afternoon so I thought it was related. However I got the timing set (although the idle is a tad rough). No change in exhaust smell.
Any thoughts what it might be? The car IS running a "test" pipe so a lack of cat already puts me in the pollution ring however even when I removed the cat it never was this bad.
I double and tripple checked my timing and everything is dead-on mark wise.
I don't really know how to resolve this and driving the car is not fun right now the way it is...
:: UPDATE ::
I had suspected the issue was a result of the recent work I did (swapped cam box, valve shim adjustment, etc).
So I dove into the car and started with re-adjusting the valve shims. I found that one intake was WAY to small clearance so adjusted that along with a few others that needed re-adjusting. Weather wasn't cooperating and of course co-xweber Bill Abler gave a visit so I closed up shop and took a nice coffee break.
When the weather cleared enough today I decided to go back and confirm/adjust my timing. Sure enough I was out both cam and ignition.
Got everything adjusted and the car running smooth. And wouldn't you know it; exhaust fumes diminished quite a bit. Almost back to "stock" odor
Thanks for the help and posts. I still might might be buying some frangrance additives: http://www.palmerracingfuels.com/additives.htm
Any thoughts what it might be? The car IS running a "test" pipe so a lack of cat already puts me in the pollution ring however even when I removed the cat it never was this bad.
I double and tripple checked my timing and everything is dead-on mark wise.
I don't really know how to resolve this and driving the car is not fun right now the way it is...
:: UPDATE ::
I had suspected the issue was a result of the recent work I did (swapped cam box, valve shim adjustment, etc).
So I dove into the car and started with re-adjusting the valve shims. I found that one intake was WAY to small clearance so adjusted that along with a few others that needed re-adjusting. Weather wasn't cooperating and of course co-xweber Bill Abler gave a visit so I closed up shop and took a nice coffee break.
When the weather cleared enough today I decided to go back and confirm/adjust my timing. Sure enough I was out both cam and ignition.
Got everything adjusted and the car running smooth. And wouldn't you know it; exhaust fumes diminished quite a bit. Almost back to "stock" odor
Thanks for the help and posts. I still might might be buying some frangrance additives: http://www.palmerracingfuels.com/additives.htm
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