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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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Hey guys I have a question,I have a 390, with a 2bbl holly carb and a Mallory uni lite electronic conversion kit, the question is wen I am cruising and I let go the accelerator pedal my truck kinda troughs explosions not loud but you could hear like thunder rumble.I was thinking of adjusting the idle out about a 1/8 of a turn, sense my spark plugs need a little color they look kinda white like if its running lean, what do you guys think i could do to add color to the plugs, and to solve the rumble sound of the explosions. thanks in advance
 
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Old Aug 21, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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Not an expert but this might help.

How to Read a Spark Plug: 7 steps - wikiHow

http://www.classic-car-magazine.co.u...ide_chart.html

What are your plugs gapped at? If your running a hotter iginiton you might need to gap plugs slight more than normal.
 
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