Whoever rebuilt or sold you the engine should tell you what is wrong. I have a 74 Imperial with 440 which runs smooth at 73,000 miles. My 72 Newport is not as smooth, and am told the 400 cid Chrysler engine is just that way. Norm 1-19-05 --- List Server <mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is the digest version of the Imperial Mailing > List. 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JR.\)" > <BIGDOG1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: IML: Please help me start my 440! > Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:58:06 -0800 > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > distributor may be in 180 deg. out of turn....try > that first. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <commenace@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 11:31 AM > Subject: IML: Please help me start my 440! > > > > I just dropped a freshly rebuilt 440 and trans, as > well as a newly rebuilt > gear box, et al, in my 1965 Imperial Le Baron. (I > know 413 is proper, but I > wanted a little more, so please no comments on my > choice of engine.) > > > > On Saturday, we buttoned everything up and tried > sparking her up. Nothing. > The engine cranks, rather slowly, but never starts. > Went out and got a new > battery, engine cranked a little faster, but still > no start. Timing is spot > on. No. 1 has compression when it's supposed to, > sparkplugs are firing, fuel > pump is giving us gas. > > > > What's going on? > > > > A few things concern me: first, the engine seems > to crank slower than I > remember, and second it feels as if the timing is > off or the plugs aren't > getting power, or if they are, it seems the spark is > a little weak. I bought > a new battery and starter, but as yet have not > installed the new starter. > The timing has been checked more times than I can > remember! It is right, I'm > sure of it! Is it possible that the spark is too > weak? How can that be > rectified? > > > > The battery cables seemed a bit thin, about 6 or 8 > gauge. I will be > buying some fat cables this week and trying that on > Saturday. What about > ground strapping the block? Anyone try that? Does > it make a difference? > > > > My new engine was made in '72. I believe the heads > the heads are from mid > seventies. However, the plugs are the same type I > was using on my '65 413. > Is it possible that these plugs are too shallow, not > getting close enough to > the air/fuel mixture? Does that make any sense? Does > anyone have any idea as > to why it turns slighltly slower than before? Is the > torque converter (also > new and installed correctly) not allowing the engine > to turn freely? Also, > it should be noted that the compression ratio is > only about a point higher, > around 9.7. > > > > Any ideas, ladies and gentlemen? > > > > Please help me, I've been without my baby for too > long! > > Thanx. > > John. > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Switch to Netscape Internet Service. > > As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at > http://isp.netscape.com/register > > > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > > > New! 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Sometime this year I hope to > have my '69's underbody > sandblasted and undercoated (with maybe some very > minor patching thrown in). > I expect it to run me about $500, and consider it a > great price. > -Kle. > '69 Crown 4DHT > > > | > | > | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~IML DIGEST~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MESSAGE > SEPARATOR~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > | > | > | > > From: "Klebert L. Hall" <swampyankee@xxxxxxx> > Subject: IML: D-10 (Budd) brake pad alert! > Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:01:30 -0500 > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page ? Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. 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