the spider injection leak would also make it run rough. you can tell it has a leak when, after you stop the car for a while after driving, it takes a moment to for enough gas to get in to ignite. almost like the sound of a carb bowl filling up. then it turns over. otherwise, check all of the sensors, the egr, the air intake, the oxygen sensor for carbonation and clean them. sometimes, that helps a bit...
after, disconnect the battery for ten to thirty seconds for the CPU to reset.
how do you set valve on 1998 350 vortec
Not if the are the same fitting wise and gaskets are used if necessary. There could be differences as the vortec is designed differently.
if it is a vortec, there is a fuel line under the upper intake that goes from the manifold to the injector. check it for cracks and leaking or the injector itself. EGR Valve
The EGR valve is located in the center of the intake, at the front of the engine, between the alternator and the A/C compressor. I've added a picture of the location to the links on the right. It is titled "Picture of EGR valve location, on 1996 - 2001 4.3L (262c.i.) Vortec V6 engines"
Passenger valve cover up to 95 vortec 4.3 and drivers side valve cover 96 and later vortec 4.3 plastic hose going to the top of it on either version.
The egr valve on the 1999 vortec v6 is bolted to the intake valve. It is just behind the distributor.
Under your intake manifold. Its a pain to change them, so do them all and clean out thee egr valve too. it is also under there.
The signs that I had were rough, and I mean ROUGH, idling and heavy soot from the exhaust. The EGR was coated with carbon soot, and can be cleaned with a small brush like you would use to clean a small beard trimmer. HOWEVER, it turned out to be the spider fuel injection and it needed to be replaced. But the EGR still needed to be cleaned. Those bastards are expensive!
A vortec has bolts in the center of valve covers, instead of around the bottom edge
burnt valve...
Try cleaning the EGR valve.
I would be suprised if you have adjustable valves.