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    Help with carb flooding.

    Ordered heat sleeve suggested by Swies. Hope it makes a difference. Ken
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    Help with carb flooding.

    Having trouble logging in. The carb gasket is 3/8 " thick and there is no snorkel valve. Most of the gas line is metal with the fuel filter moved to the area opposite the rt. wheel inner fender. Perhaps that is getting heat from the exhaust manifold but now being far from the carb I'm thinking...
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    Help with carb flooding.

    Thanks. Do you think if I double the gasket that it might help?
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    Help with carb flooding.

    The carb is a carter 2brl b&b. Before the crossover was cleaned the paint had burned off the intake manifold around the choke. Now it shows some degree of high heat but the paint has not burned away. Ken
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    Help with carb flooding.

    Sometime ago I was having a problem with the carb seeming to be boiling when I shut off the engine and then it was difficult to start. So I had the carb professionally rebuilt - fixed the heat riser { new spring and it works smoothly } Removed the intake manifold and cleaned out the crossover...
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    Carb problems

    Thanks Trail Beast. There is no space between the inner fender well to get to the heat riser. I'll jack it up tomorrow to see if it is reachable from below. Thanks Ken
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    Carb problems

    Thanks Red Fish. I will try that first but I think Trail Beast may have hit the problem with the heat control valve. After checking I think it is not working. Trouble is - How do you get to it? Barely room for and inspection mirror. Will I have to remove the manifold? Or pull the engine. And...
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    Carb problems

    Thanks for the great info. Sounds like you might have solved my problems. Ken
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    Carb problems

    I recently bought a 1964 Barracuda with automatic and a 273 engine. On shut off the carb is steaming (boiling) . It is a 2 barrel Carter and I recently had it rebuilt. The choke is a well type Carter and I notice that the engine paint is all burned off on the manifold around the choke. The car...
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    [FOR SALE] 1965 Barracuda Parts car

    I would be interested in the day/night rear view mirror if it is in good condition. Thanks Ken [email protected]
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