Guys;
More strange stuff going on with my (second) AFB... My first AFB had a problem with flooding the engine... Drive the car for a few miles, shut it down say to fill it up with gas, go to start it and it is flooded... Press your foot to the floor, crank it and it will kick over after some a few turns. I yanked that carb and put it on the bench to be eventually rebuilt.
I picked up a second AFB which I rebuilt myself. That carb has new floats, new needle seats, new jets and rods, etc.. I installed it on the car and it ran great.. and what was the best part, no more flooring when warm... that is until today!
I went with some friends to the DelVal Covered Bridge Tour today. One of the guys following me tells me that my car is running really rich, when we are creeping through the small towns.. He is behind me and my exhaust is making his eyes burn! When I shut the car down at rest stops and go to start it again, it is flooded, big time!!
I suspect that this can't be related to any more than a few things... our crummy new gas (but it is not all that hot out today), the effect of ethanol on the needle seats (only 2-3 months old). too much pump pressure (running a repop)...
This is now the second AFB to be installed exhibiting exactly the same problem with flooding, so I got to believe that this is related to something other than to the carbs themselves... Any thoughts and /or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Joel
More strange stuff going on with my (second) AFB... My first AFB had a problem with flooding the engine... Drive the car for a few miles, shut it down say to fill it up with gas, go to start it and it is flooded... Press your foot to the floor, crank it and it will kick over after some a few turns. I yanked that carb and put it on the bench to be eventually rebuilt.
I picked up a second AFB which I rebuilt myself. That carb has new floats, new needle seats, new jets and rods, etc.. I installed it on the car and it ran great.. and what was the best part, no more flooring when warm... that is until today!
I went with some friends to the DelVal Covered Bridge Tour today. One of the guys following me tells me that my car is running really rich, when we are creeping through the small towns.. He is behind me and my exhaust is making his eyes burn! When I shut the car down at rest stops and go to start it again, it is flooded, big time!!
I suspect that this can't be related to any more than a few things... our crummy new gas (but it is not all that hot out today), the effect of ethanol on the needle seats (only 2-3 months old). too much pump pressure (running a repop)...
This is now the second AFB to be installed exhibiting exactly the same problem with flooding, so I got to believe that this is related to something other than to the carbs themselves... Any thoughts and /or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Joel
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