RE: Holley Carb Help

["Westerlund, Ken" <kwesterlund@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Thanks to all who provided help.  
The problem turned out to be the E-clip that holds the float came off
(ok, probably not installed) allowing the float to move over and not
shut off the needle valve.

Easy fix and left the fuel pressure where it was.  The 440 runs strong
now.

Thanks,
Ken


-----Original Message-----
From: Westerlund, Ken 
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 1:37 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Holley Carb Help

Hi Gary,
I hope you are on to something. 
I replaced the stock non-adjustable end hung float bowls (with brass
floats) with end hung float bowls that had adjustable float level (with
plastic floats.  ...and yes, it has the equalization tube.  I had to
drill a very small hole through the vent tube since the new float bowls
weren't vented like the 1972 bowls were.  The fuel is now just gushing
out of the vent tube as soon as the engine starts.  

Maybe I should go back to the stock brass floats?  If I recall correctly
they may be slimmer and longer (more leverage to push the needle shut).


Regards,
Ken       

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary B. [mailto:wedge65@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 12:39 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Holley Carb Help

Hi Ken, I don't think your problem is the fuel pressure. Did you replace
the
float bowls with end hung floats or center hung floats. Sometime the
float
will drag on the rear metering plate (especially with center hung
floats)and
hold open the needle and seat. If this is happening you can sometime
just
bend the float mount a little and cure the problem. If the rear is
flooding
and the stock carburetor still has the equalization tube between the
bowls,
it can flood both ends of the carb. I build carburetors on the side and
have
ran into that a number of times. Good luck with it.
Gary Bradshaw Ft Worth, Texas

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