Hello,
I took my roadster out for a ride since it was such a beautiful day today but things didn't end well. I was running through the gears at a moderate pace when the engine stumbled and died just as I hit third gear. I pulled off to the side of the road and attempted to start the car, however, she wouldn't cooperate. I popped the hood and found fuel EVERYWHERE on the intake manifold along with a severely flooded carburetor. A towel was used to dry up this overflow as fast as possible to avoid a problem. I took the air cleaner off and turned the engine over while I was outside the car standing alongside the driver door. When the engine was turning over, fuel was coming out of the primary vent tube as if the carb was the geyser Old Faithful. Nothing I was able to do solved the problem so I had to have the car brought back home by flat bed. Would a stuck float cause such a flow of fuel through the primary vent tube while the engine was being turned over? Could this be a fuel pump related problem where the pump is putting out too much pressure, filling the fuel bowl and blowing the fuel out of the primary vent tube? Prior to today's dilemma, I never had any such issues with this car. I'm thinking stuck float but I would like some member input to confirm this or head me in another direction. The carburetor on the car is the original Holley that came with the L79 engine. Thanks and have a great holiday weekend.
Joe
I took my roadster out for a ride since it was such a beautiful day today but things didn't end well. I was running through the gears at a moderate pace when the engine stumbled and died just as I hit third gear. I pulled off to the side of the road and attempted to start the car, however, she wouldn't cooperate. I popped the hood and found fuel EVERYWHERE on the intake manifold along with a severely flooded carburetor. A towel was used to dry up this overflow as fast as possible to avoid a problem. I took the air cleaner off and turned the engine over while I was outside the car standing alongside the driver door. When the engine was turning over, fuel was coming out of the primary vent tube as if the carb was the geyser Old Faithful. Nothing I was able to do solved the problem so I had to have the car brought back home by flat bed. Would a stuck float cause such a flow of fuel through the primary vent tube while the engine was being turned over? Could this be a fuel pump related problem where the pump is putting out too much pressure, filling the fuel bowl and blowing the fuel out of the primary vent tube? Prior to today's dilemma, I never had any such issues with this car. I'm thinking stuck float but I would like some member input to confirm this or head me in another direction. The carburetor on the car is the original Holley that came with the L79 engine. Thanks and have a great holiday weekend.
Joe
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