Quote: Dave I just had a 318 2bbl & the crossover was not heating(should be able to put your finger on the crossover pasage & feel heat starting after several minutes) & I had opened up the carb(from hell) 4 times(not kidding) & it still wasn't right so I swapped to a streetmaster alum intake and an eddy 1406(w elec choke) & now starts excellent/runs fairly good after changing the metering rods one time. I left the clogged heat riser passages as is. imo Even though it looks nasty I would not mess with them(cant get anywhere near all of it out without taking off the heads to do it right & could loose pieces into the oil or the chambers with catastrophic results
Thats the problem, I was concerned about it getting into the valley and made sure that didnt happen, but didnt worry about it getting any where else. It ran OK, not great before, but it ran good enough. Now I am wondering if I need to pull the engine and just rebuild it. or at least the heads.
or at least the heads.