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  1. TrailBeast

    Air Bubbles In Fuel Line

    Every line and filters from the sending unit to the carb needs to be checked. Then pull the sender and check it as well. If you have no air leaks in the line, then it almost has to be the fuel pump. (Which by the way may be dumping fuel into the crank case if it can get air in the circuit) Not...
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    Rebuilding a Holley 600

    Yes on lubing the o rings. Blow through all the passages with compressed air after the soak and rinse, vaseline the gaskets and put them back together the way they came apart. Start with 1.5 turns out on the idle mixture screws. That’s really about it. Make sure the gaskets you use match the...
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    Small vid about PCV

    Not once has it ever shown any indication of needing to vent beyond the PCV. Good question though.
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    Small vid about PCV

    Simple yet effective PCV
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    Choice of carb?

    I have to agree on the Eddie recommendation. Perfect for the described driving style.
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    Tricked by the AFR gauge.

    It finally occurred to me that the motor wasn’t hiccuping and stalling or popping back through the intake. It was a sudden on/off thing. Then I finally realized the lean reading was from unburned oxygen. I always carry a spare 8 pin module in the trunk in my little accessory box, so I swapped...
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    Tricked by the AFR gauge.

    Some time back I was driving along down around Phoenix and my car started missing. I looked at the AFR gauge and it read 19:1 or some such nonsense. (Way lean) Ok, failing fuel pump so I stopped and picked up another pump in case I had to swap it out somewhere less convenient, but it ran fine on...
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    Throttle sticking

    I occasionally have to shoot a little lube down my cable, as it gets a little sticky. I just pinch the tube of the PB together with the carb end of the cable housing with my fingers and give it a 2-3 second shot and it’s fine again for 6 months or so. It dribbles a bit, so put a rag under it...
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    Return Line Routing

    You might see very little pressure when cranking because the return is bleeding it off. Betcha see pressure running.
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    Need help with a fitting on a Holley 2 Bbl carb, please.

    Yep, that’s a bowl vent alright. To make things look complete I would run a vacuum hose off that along the valve cover to the back of the motor and leave it at that. Best looking simplest solution I think.
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    sending unit ground strap

    Obviously the right way is best if it makes you feel better, but you could literally hose clamp a wire to the sender and ground it to the body or metal line either one. As already mentioned there’s a dang good chance the sender is already grounded via the straps and or trunk floor, but I...
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    DON’T do this.

    That’s a good one. I had a friend who sent his wife from the field to the house for an extension cord and told her to plug it in for 10 minutes then plug the ends together to save the electricity to bring to him. She did it. She also came in one day and told him the car wouldn’t move. She said...
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    A Couple Of New Videos On My Channel Today.

    Oh I’m sorry. Did you guys want to see that part? :D
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    A Couple Of New Videos On My Channel Today.

    https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCNslu2N14n-2blPYpbYfHSg Thanks in advance for checking out my junk. Like and subscribe if’n ya don’t mind.
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    DON’T do this.

    That’s exactly what I said.:D I did see it on its way down between the fan and water pump, so I knew about where it went. Got the new ones delivered a few minutes ago.
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    DON’T do this.

    Brass and I did use a flashlight.
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    DON’T do this.

    I found out it’s a bad idea to drop your non screw in air bleed for your Holley in the gravel driveway.:D I was doing some fine tuning on the high speed air bleeds and one shot out of the hemostats and disappeared in the 3/4 inch boulders. I thought it landed in a 3x3 foot area somewhere, but I...
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    Edelbrock 1405/1406 compatiblity

    The 1405 is a richer running carb and more designed for performance. The 1406 is a leaner running daily driver type carb. I’ll answer your PM in a bit here.
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    Edelbrock 1405/1406 compatiblity

    Hey Steve. From what I have seen they are identical. FYI, I have a full set of 1406 parts that I don’t need including the choke assembly and the special throttle cable bracket for Mopars. (switched to Holly)
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    Need help with edelbrock 1406 carb

    With what you described I would agree on the float needle damaged or having garbage in it. I’ll tell you a trick I use if I think garbage is in the needle. Pinch off the fuel line and run the motor till it dies. Then unpinch the fuel line and see if the big rush of fuel that refills the carb...
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    Did you know?

    Something a lot of people apparently don’t know, or never considered. Holley style carburetors use two float bowls, one primary that the engine runs on normally and the other is for the secondary circuit. Let’s say you do a lot of in town low speed driving. That fuel in the secondary bowl sits...
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    Edelbrock 1406 Question

    Check the inside of that venturi bore where the screw tips come in. I had one recently that had a chunk gone out of the inside of the bore letting one of the screws do that.
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    Physically Impossible

    I agree that it evaporates eventually even without engine heat, but it’s the people that say it drained back to the tank from the bowls I’m referring to.
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    Physically Impossible

    On fairly regular basis I see people post about their car not wanting to fire up after sitting for a day, or days. “I think my fuel is draining back out of the carb” ends up being mentioned. This is not physically possible with the average carbs we run. The fuel would literally have to jump up...
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    Three guesses why no fuel.

    I asked, and he said he had it filled while towing it home. My Wife was on a trip with just her and the kids when her van stopped on Interstate 40 in the middle of nowhere. She had it towed to the closest gas/service place and they charged her $150 to tell her she was out of gas. She wasn’t...
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    Three guesses why no fuel.

    You don't want a pic of that POS, believe me. Here’s a pic for you from last weekend.
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    Three guesses why no fuel.

    First two guesses don’t count. Neighbor brings home another car and tries to get it running, but no fuel to the carb. First thing I tell him is to check the entire fuel line from the tank forward including any/all filters. (The one in the carb inlet included) because it’s a Qjet. Then suspect...
  28. TrailBeast

    Carb or ignition ?

    What fuel supply system is being used? Pump/regulator? What type, and pressure.
  29. TrailBeast

    Edelbrock Carb 1407 question

    Rods, springs nor jets will affect the idle mixture screw. Edelbrocks don’t have adjustable air bleeds like Holley, so 1/4 it is.:D
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    No fuel to carb

    You can see if the pump moves when the engine is turned, but let tell you a little trick I use. With the pump bolts 3 or so turns loose turn the motor until the pump body raises up because the pushrod pushed down on the lever of the pump inside the motor. Then push down on the pump body with...
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