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Re: clarity?-Carb not running right after rebuild

jason rosalis — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:54:25 GMT

The fuel is flowing from the booster in the venturi. I don't have the assembly to verify if the 4.5 power valve is in tact, however, I have tried 3 different

Re: helpful ideas requested on poor performance 351

Sean MELDRUM — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:08:23 GMT

We're talking 13.4s @ 103 just doing a simple correction to sea level. What did it run in Houston? It's been a long time but I though I remembered better

Fwd: helpful ideas requested on poor performance 351, and details th

Pevonomo@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:49 GMT

... From: pevonomo@... To: carbedMustang@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, Nov 20, 2009 11:46 am Subject: helpful ideas requested on poor performance 351 Way back

helpful ideas requested on poor performance 351

Pevonomo@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:23 GMT

Way back in 2000 in NJ a 351W was set up in the 83. Then it sat in Denver after I moved. Last year I ran a 14.5 at 96 in Denver. It had a big hydraulic flat

back on board, good to see you

Pevonomo@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:39 GMT

I've just seen the carbedmustang emails again after months of not seeing the mails in aol. What a relief. I just poked up aol mail today now that I'm home-

clarity?-Carb not running right after rebuild

Pevonomo@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:04:57 GMT

I replied ealier and now think a terminology issue may be at hand, at least for me. Jas, the fuel bubbling you've identified is from the bowl vent tube, the

Re Carb not running right after rebuild

Pevonomo@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:57:56 GMT

Fuel from the booster during revving is expected. The increased air flow through the venturi lowers the air pressure allowing fuel to flow from the boosters.

Re: Carb not running right after rebuild

jason rosalis — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:53:56 GMT

I figured the breather didn't much matter, but I did change the grommet anyway. Yes, I did forget to mention, I swapped out the needle and seats and still

Re: Carb not running right after rebuild

Sean MELDRUM — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:57:48 GMT

Grommet on breather won't matter. The breather is just that...it's open. ... -- Sent from my mobile device ================================= Sean Meldrum

Re: Carb not running right after rebuild

Gary — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:47:23 GMT

I had a similar problem using the blue gaskets, went back to the brown ones and it worked fine... no clue why...

Re: Carb not running right after rebuild

Sean MELDRUM — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:30:44 GMT

Try the needle and seat? On 11/1/09, jason rosalis wrote: > Ah, well, I checked the PV gasket and accelerator pump with no luck. I

Re: Carb not running right after rebuild

jason rosalis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:11:22 GMT

I did buy a Holley specific kit in the hopes of avoiding just such a problem. I did go through and recheck the gaskets and how the holes lined up and they

Re: Carb not running right after rebuild

John Stephenson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:57:14 GMT

Jason what brand rebuild kit did you use? IIRC I had this same problem a time or two and it was a gasket on backwards or without the hole in the correct place.

Re: Carb not running right after rebuild

jason rosalis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:39:57 GMT

Ah, well, I checked the PV gasket and accelerator pump with no luck. I baselined the carb, reset the timing, reset the idle mix, and reset the idle set screw

Re: Carb not running right after rebuild

Solow K — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:29:26 GMT

Did you remember to put the little check balls or cylinder in the tube under the accelerator pump squirters (beneath the screw that holds the squirter in