Re: Carter AFB replacement?

[William Spore <w.spore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ive had 3 Edelbrocks and 1 or 2 Carters and had the same problem with all of them. Hard starting and 2 of the Edelbrocks and 1 of the Carters were brand new. I did some checking to try to find the cause of the problem.  Put a fuel pressure guage on the line into the carb then started the car and let them warm up then shut it off. After it shut off I watched the fuel pressure and it would go up to between 5 and 6 lbs of pressure and gas vapors would come out of the carb indicating gas leaking into the carb. I suppose the increase in pressure is due to the fact that it gets warmer for a few minutes after you shut a motor off. The increase in pressure probably caused by expansion from the increase in heat.Anyway the Edelbrocks and the Carters wouldnt hold anything over 5 lbs of pressure. I asked the parts store who checked with the Edelbroch rep and he said the same thing; they wont hold over 5 lbs of pressure. The mechanical fuel pump operates at between 4 and 5 lbs of pressure. (Cutting it kind of close I thought).

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From: "Cory Rempel" <cory_383@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 3:03:53 PM
Subject: RE: Carter AFB replacement?




The 750 Edelbrock on my car has the same problem with starting.  Even after it's been sitting for even a couple hours, you have pump and crank the hell out of it to get it to fire.  Once it's been running for a bit she goes like stink.  It did that brand new out of the box.
 
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> From: d4owe9@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Carter AFB replacement?
> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 13:20:27 -0400
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> Jim: Good choice on the Edelbrock. They are very simple, start better than Holleys or Carters. Don
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> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > From: jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Carter AFB replacement?
> > Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 12:05:03 -0400
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> > I currently have a rebuilt 1965 Carter AFB 4 barrel on my 63 Polara
> > 500 with a 383. I like being close to period correct but I'm getting
> > tired of the starting difficulties. If the car has been sitting for a
> > week, it takes a while of turning the starter to start up. We've had
> > discussion on the board before and I think the consensus was the old
> > Carter AFB's were prone to evaporation and it takes some cranking to
> > refuel it. FYI, I have the standard stock style mechanical fuel pump.
> > 
> > I'm thinking strongly about replacing it with a modern 4 barrel. Any
> > opinions on a good compromise between driveability and a little power?
> > I was thinking Edelbrock Performer 600 CFM.
> > 
> > I currently have the old style choke with the thermostat sitting in
> > the recess on the intake manifold. Any opinions on getting a new carb
> > with electric vs. manual choke? Pros and Cons?
> > 
> > As always, thanks.
> > 
> > - Jim
> > Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
> > '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
> > '63 Polara 500 (383)
> > '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
> > '71 Bronco
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