Edelbrock 1405 Help

middleagecrisis said

My duster is a 75 and has the factory return line on it. I guess the previous owner cappd it off. I do plan on installing an electric fuel pump, bigger lines and a return system when I install the 360. I still don’t understand how the factory return line will keep fuel from boiling in the float bowl.

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The fresh fuel coming in cools the fuel . But if you have hot bubbles coming in the float will not shut the incoming fuel off. With out a return the fuel is dead ended. The return prevents the push of the hot fuel. Believe me. This only occurs after driving it and then letting it sit for 15 minutes. If you shut it off and immediately restart it it will not flood over. But let it sit and try and start it. That is when it will flood.

One other thing to do that helps to save the carb and headers if leaving the car sit over winter. add top lube or alcohol fuel lube to your fuel. It stops the headers from rusting from the inside and the carb from corroding.

Never run a holley empty. I found after shutting the pump off and running the car out of fuel the primary bowl and all components corroded. The rear bowl with fuel still in it was like new. Just some info I found over the years.