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F.M. · 05-07-2019, 05:31 PM

If needed buy a Crusty old Rust bucket on E-Bay, Glass bead it, Get it apart, Soak it, glass bead it, buy all guts from Renners, install & Happy Motoring !!..

Synchro909 · 05-07-2019, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BillCNC

I used Renner's Corner tool #RC-9599-Z, Zenith Carburetor Fuel Level Setting Gauge to check the bowl level setting and it come to .0625" (5/8's) from the seam. I started the car a couple of times with the tool installed so it would refill it for another measurement. It's .625", every time. So it's time to remove the carb for disassembly.

Regards
Bill

Please let us know what you find - or don't find. I suspect some error in assembly. Maybe a missing part or incorrect instalation although I find it difficult to imagne how that could be done. My very first thought was "is the venturi right?"

Ernie Vitucci · 05-07-2019, 07:11 PM

Good afternoon...You might check to see if your points have closed a bit as your rubbing block has warn down. You could also check to see if you have a uniform .025 between your rotor tip and the tabs in your distributor body...Ernie in Arizona

BillCNC · 05-07-2019, 07:19 PM

Hey Guy's,

After pulling the carb apart, cleaning it and checked everything over and it appears just fine. All passageway's and jet's are clear. So back together it went. I'm getting ready to reinstall the carb to see if anything has changed.

Regards
Bill

Ed in Maine · 05-07-2019, 07:30 PM

You mentioned that the carb had been flow tested. Do you have the jet flow data for your carb? I would compare the data with the recommendations by Steve Pargeter. If your data is correct, and the carb is clean, then the problem is not with the carb. Ed

Ed in Maine · 05-07-2019, 07:35 PM

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I had another thought, make sure you do not have more than one gasket under the main jet that would get the tip of the jet out of position in the venturi. Sometimes it is easy to miss a gasket and leave it in the hole! Good luck, Ed

BillCNC · 05-07-2019, 08:07 PM

Whoo-Hoo!

Well, whatever I did, fixed the problem and she runs just fine. I can set the GAV as low as I want without killing the motor and have now dropped the idle without fear of stalling at a stop sign or coasting in a parking lot.

Perhaps there was something in a passage or jet that I flushed out who know's. Now on to the next issue, ... an oil leak at the front of the engine, ...

I'd like to thank EVERYONE for your ideas and suggestions.
Regards
Bill

05-07-2019, 05:31 PM	#21
F.M. BANNED Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 385	Re: Carb Issues If needed buy a Crusty old Rust bucket on E-Bay, Glass bead it, Get it apart, Soak it, glass bead it, buy all guts from Renners, install & Happy Motoring !!..

05-07-2019, 07:11 PM	#23
Ernie Vitucci Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 611	Re: Carb Issues Good afternoon...You might check to see if your points have closed a bit as your rubbing block has warn down. You could also check to see if you have a uniform .025 between your rotor tip and the tabs in your distributor body...Ernie in Arizona

05-07-2019, 07:19 PM	#24
BillCNC Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: SoCal Desert Posts: 826	Re: Carb Issues Hey Guy's, After pulling the carb apart, cleaning it and checked everything over and it appears just fine. All passageway's and jet's are clear. So back together it went. I'm getting ready to reinstall the carb to see if anything has changed. Regards Bill

05-07-2019, 07:30 PM	#25
Ed in Maine Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cty., ME or Flagler Cty., FL Posts: 1,106	Re: Carb Issues You mentioned that the carb had been flow tested. Do you have the jet flow data for your carb? I would compare the data with the recommendations by Steve Pargeter. If your data is correct, and the carb is clean, then the problem is not with the carb. Ed

05-07-2019, 07:35 PM	#26
Ed in Maine Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cty., ME or Flagler Cty., FL Posts: 1,106	Re: Carb Issues Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I had another thought, make sure you do not have more than one gasket under the main jet that would get the tip of the jet out of position in the venturi. Sometimes it is easy to miss a gasket and leave it in the hole! Good luck, Ed

05-07-2019, 08:07 PM	#27
BillCNC Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: SoCal Desert Posts: 826	Re: Carb Issues Whoo-Hoo! Well, whatever I did, fixed the problem and she runs just fine. I can set the GAV as low as I want without killing the motor and have now dropped the idle without fear of stalling at a stop sign or coasting in a parking lot. Perhaps there was something in a passage or jet that I flushed out who know's. Now on to the next issue, ... an oil leak at the front of the engine, ... I'd like to thank EVERYONE for your ideas and suggestions. Regards Bill