FOUND! Holley carb float gremlin
Awhile back I posted about the search for a better inline 5/16" fuel filter thinking the one I had wasn't up to the job. Some back info includes that I have a recent / new fuel tank ,filler neck , line , and fuel pump. I changed needle and seats as well , going with the best quality ones I could but of all the places that I didn't think to look or change was the carb inlet nuts. It seems that after the engine has been run and shut down the fuel is not covering the inside of the nuts and condensation can form if the car sits long enough term in a humid garage. I'm told that the present day fuels can absorb water as well(?) which can also be deposited after fuel drain back or evaporation. At any rate , I found rust inside the rusts , the pictured one being the cleaner of the two. Hope this helps someone because I was getting pretty P.O.'ed trying to get to the source and also stuck floats are not only embarrassing but needlessly attract the local law enforcement officials when you try to clear out the flooding carb at high rpm.
Awhile back I posted about the search for a better inline 5/16" fuel filter thinking the one I had wasn't up to the job. Some back info includes that I have a recent / new fuel tank ,filler neck , line , and fuel pump. I changed needle and seats as well , going with the best quality ones I could but of all the places that I didn't think to look or change was the carb inlet nuts. It seems that after the engine has been run and shut down the fuel is not covering the inside of the nuts and condensation can form if the car sits long enough term in a humid garage. I'm told that the present day fuels can absorb water as well(?) which can also be deposited after fuel drain back or evaporation. At any rate , I found rust inside the rusts , the pictured one being the cleaner of the two. Hope this helps someone because I was getting pretty P.O.'ed trying to get to the source and also stuck floats are not only embarrassing but needlessly attract the local law enforcement officials when you try to clear out the flooding carb at high rpm.
