From: Richard Kinsley <r.kinsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Carb question
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 20:20:42 -0600
Was that carb really "new" or was it a rebuilt? Lot's of places don't even
sell rebuilts because they typically have so many problems. Rich Kinsley
'64 Polara 4 door
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Phelps" <mrph92162@xxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: Carb question
>
> Thanks for your reply Wally, I cranked her up yesterday and let it idle
in
> the driveway to see what it would do. The first few minutes it was fine
but then
> the jets in both secondaries began dripping fuel into the carb. A pretty
> steady drip. I tapped on the float housing thinking it was stuck but it
didn't
> help. Looks like I'm going to be taking it apart. I bought it brand new
last
> summer and it hasn't seen many miles sense then, so I don't "think" it's
gummed
> up. I'm almost ready to get it in the garage and start dismantling the
car
for
> restoration anyway, I may as well take the carb apart while I'm at it.
>
> Mike P.
> 1965 Belvedere II Convertible
> Jax. FL.
>
>
>
>
> Hi
> I'm not a big advocate of Holley carbs(synonymous for under hood
fire
> hazard) but dirt is an enemy of any carb...or fuel gum and it appears
you
> have one or the other affecting either the operation of the floats or
the
> operation of the fuel inlet needle.Could be that something may have
happened
> to affect the adjustment as well as I do believe the float adjustment on
> holleys are done by a screw and locknut affair on the top of the float
> housing. You mention that its "almost" new meaning perhaps that is was
used
> for a short time and then shelved for a bit,this is where I get the fuel
gum
> business from. I would remove the float bowls and clean/check and
adjust.
> If you are running a High output fuel pump perhaps a fuel line pressure
> regulator could be in order.
>
> Wally
> 63 Dodge
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Phelps" <mrph92162@xxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 9:46 PM
> Subject: Carb question
>
>
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I had the Bel out for a drive today and as I was making a
turn
at
> an
> > intersection she stalled out on me. I coasted to the side of the road
and
> > tried to start her up. I smelled gas and it acted like it was flooded
so
I
> held
> > the pedal to the floor and turned it over, it tried to start but
wouldn't.
> I
> > opened the hood and took the breather off and saw fuel puddled in one
of
> the
> > secondaries, the one next to the electric choke (almost new Holley
600).
I
> also
> > noticed that fuel was leaking out and down the choke linkage and
> evaporating as
> > it hit the hot intake. I held the secondary butterfly open for several
> > minutes to let it dry out and she started right up. I looked it the
carb
> while it
> > was running and it was dumping fuel down the one secondary bore at
idle.
I
> had
> > to nurse her but she got me home (good girl). What would cause this?
This
> is
> > almost a brand new carb, did I maybe get a bad one?
> > Any help or advise would be appreciated.
> >
> > Mike P.
> > 1965 Belvedere II Convertible
> > Jax. FL.
>
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>
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