Allan,
Drive the car for a while then shut it down. Then open the hood and watch to
see when and where the fuel is coming in from and pooling on top of the
butterflies. It seems to me that if the fuel pressure was way too high you
wouldn't be able to drive 6 mi. it would be flooding from the start, or
running very rich.
I have been helping a friend with his 67 Shelby 350GT with a Paxton blower
and the rear floats (Holly) seemed to be sticking (gas everywhere). I
removed both bowls didn't see any debris of any kind or sticking, put it
back together and it worked fine. Go figure.
Jerry Christopherson
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-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Allan Ballard
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:15 AM
To: Thomas Witt
Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] "POS" carb
Thanks everyone,
The fuel tanks have been redone; the floats are set correctly but I don't
know
whether they leak or if anything is
sticking.
Since the the carb is new (remanufactured) hopefully the needle/seat is ok
...?
The carb appears to have two spacers each about 1/2 inch thick but I don't
know if either or both are non-heat absorbing---how
to tell?
There is a filter just prior to the fuel line connecting to the carb.
That leaves fuel pressure; makes sense to insert a pressure regulator into
the
system. The fuel pump is a new reproduction of
the factory pump.
Allan
On Jul 16, 2010, at 10:46 PM, Thomas Witt wrote:
> As you said you drove a short 6 miles and there was bubbling gas. If this
car sat for 30 years the gas tank may be full of debris. If it is getting
past the filter (is there a filter?) you could be having particles not
allowing the float to close. This might be the cause of the excess fuel.
>
> So, it is either the float bowls overfilling (particles in the needle &
seat), overheating ( you need to insulate the carb from the intake with a
none
heat absorbing spacer or your fuel pressure is too high. Those would be the
first things to check.
>
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