Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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Could a weak battery or one that is going south be the cause of a rough idle or miss at a hot idle? Everything is smooth with the idle, revs nicely and idles great up until the temp reaches 180 deg and then it wants to idle down really rough to the point of a miss and surge situation. Engine is a 451, solid cam 254/.520, MP electronic ign, MP distributor, chrome box, 800 Eddy carb, 20 deg initial timing. It will idle at 1000/1100 rpm when cold but as the temp comes up it will idle down to 600 or so. It runs really good except at idle. I'll have the battery tested here in the next day or so but just looking to see if this may be cause?
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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It could if it was drawing your system voltage down, like PacNorth says, what's the voltage?
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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I cant find my meter, so I'll take it out and have it tested. That's not going to tell you the whole picture. If you get 12.5 give or take on the batt, great. But the real story is the volts, while the engine is running rough.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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but just looking to see if this may be cause? I'm thinking elsewhere. I would start by removing the idle mixture screws & shooting a 2 second blast of brake kleen in the (2) ports with the thin red straw then reinstall the screws. turn them in to lightly seated before removal & count the turns to easily return them to their original positions when done & they might need richening. carb might need cleaning. Keep us posted.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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this just happened correct? Something changed (dirt or vac leak I'm guessing). I would still blast out the idle mixture ports (easy to do & not invasive)
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Could a weak battery or one that is going south be the cause of a rough idle or miss at a hot idle? Everything is smooth with the idle, revs nicely and idles great up until the temp reaches 180 deg and then it wants to idle down really rough to the point of a miss and surge situation. Engine is a 451, solid cam 254/.520, MP electronic ign, MP distributor, chrome box, 800 Eddy carb, 20 deg initial timing. It will idle at 1000/1100 rpm when cold but as the temp comes up it will idle down to 600 or so. It runs really good except at idle. I'll have the battery tested here in the next day or so but just looking to see if this may be cause? Low voltage to a Orange box will eventually kill it. It's struggling to draw amperage from a weak system. As it starts to go south the motor may start backfiring. Put a good battery in the car and change out the box. Think it runs bad, try running an MSD with a bad battery.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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Do you run a choke? Maybe it masks a vac leak. Check ground for your ECU, but likely that would just kill it and not run rough. While at it check to see if VR is getting a good ground too.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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I hope it hasn't started to wipe out the box. I do have a spare orange box that I ran for years with no issues. I just found the sticker on the battery and its much older than I thought, April 2010! I really don't know how it has lasted this long. Batteries here are good for about 2 years tops. Needless to say I will be getting a new battery. I would say that your box is toast. Doesn't take much for them to go. I've seen them loose their ground and pop. If you need a spare I have several laying around.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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After I replace the battery Ill swap in the old orange box and go for a drive. I have a bracket I bought from Hergfest that bolts to the firewall. I have the ECU bolted to the bracket. I also run a separate ground from the box. The bracket also allows for an airgap between the the box and the firewall.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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The gas here is pretty bad but I do put a few gallons of fresh gas in it when I get it out. I have ran it enough to use any old stuff that was in there in there and replace it with fresh gas and the problem is still there. The part I don't understand is why the rough idle at operating temp. can you get it to idle any better by adjusting the idle mix after it is warmed up?
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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Fuel line is clear of hot stuff and I run a spacer under the carb. I have avoided going to an electric pump but this maybe the year I change it.
I have run many years with a mechanical fuel pump in extreme heat with no issues... An electric pump is not necessary... Can you say with certainty that you are not experiencing percolation??? What type of fuel do you run??? Pump 'fuel' ain't gonna get it... Especially where you live...
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Make one change at a time. Replace battery and go from there.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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I would suggest plumbing in a gas can with several gallons of race gas or other appropriate fuel to the mech pump inlet & see if that cures it. that would confirm or elim percolation.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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Add one more thing to look for - engine off - remove the metering rods caps (don't drop the screws in the engine) - start it up and see if the metering rods are bouncing up and down or are they sucked down and stay there or are they up and stay there. If they are bouncing around - hold them down and see if the idle smoothed out. If they stay up - push them down gently until they seat and see if the idle smoothed out while warm. Your comment about surging after warmed up - sounds like they rods are bouncing up and down. The other thing to do is watch the timing when this surging is happening - if vacuum advance equipped - could be contributing to this - and if you have one light and one missing centrifugal advance spring that could as well.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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The idle is OK in Park or N after it gets warm but in Drive is when it wants to idle down and surge and act like its missing. sure sounds lean. Keep after it, we'll work till we fix it.
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Can a bad battery cause a rough idle? NO, as long as the alternator is working.
As soon as the engine starts running the bulk of the loads are handled by the alternator. It's only when the alternator can't make the required amperage that the battery is called upon.
Get a digital voltmeter and measure across the battery terminals before starting (~12.7V) and then start the engine measure again. It should be between 13.5 AND 14.5 VDC. Now switch the voltmeter to read AC voltage. Check across the terminals again. The voltage you may measure is called ripple and if it's more than, say, 0.2VAC you have a diode either going out or dead. i had something very similar happen to me if there is enough juice in the batt to start it up that is your highest demand out of it so it is most likely ok. heat and cold will effect the diodes when they are weak try changing out the alt with a known good one
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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If I remember correctly the 24 is simply shorter than a 27 so you will have extra room on the long side of the battery box, post are in the correct position. Typically back in the day a 24 was a Chevy battery, 24 F was a Ford (swapped post position) and 27 was for Chryslers if memory serves.
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Ford used the 27F and the 24F, Mopar the 27 and 24. Top post GM batteries were 22F, 24 and 24T(tall 24), AKA Delco Y55, R59, R69. The 27 isn't hard to find, it's the 27F that's not as common.
I've been using a 27F as a replacement for the 31 that came in my tractor. Last week, the Walmart 27F that I had in it died, so I went to get another. Neither Waldoworld or Sams Club had a 27F, only 27's. My cables are just long enough I could get by with a 27 so I bought a Duracell 27 from Sams. Cost was $101+tax. If I couldn't have been able to make the 27 work, I was going to use the Duracell 24F. The reason I was going to try the smaller 24 is the Duracell 24 has a CCA rating higher than many 27's of other brands.
Go with a good group 24 and forget the heavier 27, it will start a 451, especially if you have a modern starter.
If you think all Walmart or other box store batteries are inferior, I've used Walmarts batteries for 25 years. Most last 50% longer than the warranty period. The best one I had was in my '68 V200. Bought it in 2001, it died last summer, 15 year life span.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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I would blast the idle mixture ports with starting fluid & retry it then I would block the metering rods up with something under the springs & retry it.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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No, block them up so it is on the power circuit. EDIT When working in that area I take off the AP rod to keep from kicking raw shots of fuel into the intake while I am manipulating the throttle, not a dealbreaker just my OCD talking. its gonna be interesting to see what it ends up being.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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You sprayed into both of the idle mixture ports with the thin red straw?
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I was thinking that it might be lean cuz of a partial blockage and or vac leak & being on the power circuit might temporarily straighten it out if that be the case.. bumping the timing wouldn't hurt either & I would go more than 2 deg.
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what is your initial? you might bump it up to 18 or so & see how it does.(I run 18 on a dead stock 85 318). I would blast out the carb idle ports. we're getting closer to a fix.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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if you are at 20 that is in the ballpark & plenty high for now, I didn't know it was already that high.
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Here's a comment on a reply in this thread.
It is not recommended to run the car with the battery removed.
The sensing circuit will tell the voltage regulator to kick up to the max, say 19 - 20 volts. Any light or electronic gear on the car may fry due to overvoltage.
I once fixed a car that had been on a railcar and had to be driven off, but the battery was dead. They borrowed a battery from a passing taxi (not in the US) and used it to fire up the car. They turned on the lights, got it off the railcar, and then with engine running pulled the battery and put it back in the taxi. As they were removing the battery, they noticed all the lights burning out. The alternator also failed, developed a short in the windings. So we got to replace all the bulbs and the alternator on a brand new car.
Profit from my misadventure, don't do it.
R. and for those guys who like to check the charging system on our old heaps with the 35 or 45 amp alternators by removing one or the other battery cables, take heed of the above. same thing can happen, especially when you re-install the removed cable and the charging system surges. as said : "don't do it". use the proper meter[s] to diagnose the problem the correct way.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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I hear you on going to a Holley and will make a few more adjustments and see if I can get the Edelbrock to work with what I have. I looked at some 850's on the Summit site earlier today. I'm not ready to go that route just yet but will make the change if necessary. No matter what it usually turns out to be something simple
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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Really interesting problem.
I'm inclined to also think you're running lean, or on the ragged edge at idle. (hate those step up rods) I've had problems with throttle shafts leaking, and screwing up idle quality. Other than that, you're obviously competent enough to know if the base of the carburetor is warped, or the gasket not sealing well. If you spray carb cleaner around the base of the carb while idling does anything happen?
The air/fuel mixture density in the combustion chamber will be quite low compared to when the throttle is opened appreciably. That type of mixture tends to burn more slowly, and in my experience was a primary reason for the vacuum advance, which you say you don't have connected.
I know I struggled with a warmed over 331 SBC years ago that had a Mallory dual point in it, with no vacuum advance. Played with springs, weights, on and on, and things really only got better when I installed a distributor with a vacuum advance. It really cleaned up with idle/off idle characteristics of the engine.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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Update: I blocked off the PCV port with a vacuum plug, no change to speak of doing that. Started playing with step up springs from the strip kit. I went down to orange spring and it cleaned up the idle a nice little bit. We're getting closer!
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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[/quote] I near the end of my patience here [quote] At this point just me I would (1) plumb a can of race gas or pump gas with no ethanol to the pump inlet & if no change then (2) borrow another carb.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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the only reason I suggested race gas is that alot of areas of the US of A do not have the option of non ethanol gas at the pumps so that test would elim or confirm that the problem is the ethanol & it is infamous for causing idle problems, however obviously if you have non ethanol in there right now then we can bypass that test.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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Would avgas be a reasonable thing to try?
I'm just curious too if I would run into this same situation with a 4150 Holley, like an 850 mech secondary carb. (1) I believe so. it does have differenct characteristics than race gas I'm sure but we'd at least have the gasahol out of there for a test (2) if the ethanol is the cause then likely yes, it'd act pretty much the same with another carb, the heat vaporizes it easier (not a problem in modern FI engines but problematic for us). if non ethanol does not fix it then I would borrow/try another carburetor as it might be strickly carb related/not fuel related. However when E10 was intro'd here in the 80's, cars dieing at stoplights from it were epidemic. EDIT on your 2nd post yes they should not be bouncing, can we block them all the way down (on cruise) for a test
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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No matter what I have done the metering rods wont stop bouncing. If I could get that corrected I would have progress I feel like. A previous post on this thread mentioned the vacuum signal being the cause and the carb is "confused" as to whether its on the idle or main circuit. Read up on vacuum gauge readings, might help point you. http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/186.cfm
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I haven't read this all but will throw out there you may need to drill small holes in the primaries to get it down on the idle circuit. I wouldn't be surprised at 1100 if you were on the main circuit.
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Perhaps I have missed it, where is our initial ignition timing? Are throttle butterflies at idle so far open to cause you carb to be running in transition circuit instead of idle circuit. A simple test is to adjust idle mixture screws,,,,does this cause significant difference in idle speed? Crank initial timing up to say 15 to 20 degrees which will likely increase idle speed, then adjust speed back to normal using carb idle speed adjuster, with screw idle mixture screws out from all the way in, out say to 1.5 turns...Any improvement?
Have you tried earlier recommendation to bypass ignition wiring by jumping directly to coil from battery.
Your idle vacuum reading is extremely low unless some crazy camshaft. ,,are you certain of no major vacuum leaks,,,,power brake booster,,,intake to head, cracks in intake manifold. I've even run a garden hose on low pressure on a running engine and been surprised by what I have found.
Any bad cylinders,,,pull plug wires one at a time with engine idling best it can with vacuum gauge connected. Any cylinders with zero change in vacuum reading?
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
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Paddle faster! I hear banjo music!
Joined: Dec 2009
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The first thing I would have done was throw that POS carb in the trash and put a good Holly on it. I like the ones with the down leg boosters instead of the straight leg boosters.
"Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind"
'92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion. '74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost coming soon! 2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
[Re: Belvedere1]
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05/22/17 03:13 PM
05/22/17 03:13 PM
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Posts: 1,272 Northern Calyfornua
Sxrxrnr
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pro stock
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Northern Calyfornua
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Meter voltage at plus side of coil when engine is cold, and again when warm. Should be at 12 volts unless you have a ballast resistor,,,about 9 volts then. Does it change between hot and cold, if not I would not suspect battery. Might suspect ballast if you have one,,,or other ignition components, wiring, connectors etc.,,,,hence recommendation to jump from battery plus to coil plus just to eliminate any possibility here. A defective coil could be at fault if begins to fail due to internal heat or as engine warms.
I might measure again when in park and when in drive. Change? If voltage decreases when in gear,,,could be battery if slowed down idle decreases a marginal alternator's output sufficiently.
Can we assume that non idle performance is as you expect,earlier post is a bit murky on this point. If so, I would lean more to a carb problem. Again ask where are butterflies in relation to transition circuit? 2 1/2 turns out on carb idle mixture screws sound excessive,,,what happens when screwed further in,,,,really close in or closed engine should die. If not,,,I am very curious as to butterfly position,,indicating if engine not running on idle circuit of carb at idle but on cruise circuit.
When running engine from fresh cold start and idling at what you assert of is about 1,200 rpm, I assume that you are not running on fast idle cam of carb. If not can you manually force carb butterflies toward closing. Spray a little wd 40 at carb and cable linkage to ensure no friction that may disappear as engine warms. I would likely disconnect accelerator linkage to eliminate this from equation.
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Re: Bad battery cause of a rough idle?
[Re: Belvedere1]
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05/23/17 12:39 PM
05/23/17 12:39 PM
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska
RapidRobert
Circle Track
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Circle Track
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 36,040
Lincoln Nebraska
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I do have an old AFB I could throw on there I would
live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth
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