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Re: carb adjustment

To: "Chris Vaught" <CVaught@Hawaii.rr.com>
Subject: Re: carb adjustment
From: James Barrett <jamesbrt@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 20:11:51 -0400
At 02:43 PM 5/24/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>before i went out today i decided to adjust my floats on the 600 DP.  i
>adjusted just until the gas seeped out the holes per the holley book. well
>on the drive when i brake hard the engine tries to die. yes the clutch is
>fully press in! any other ideas?
>thanks
>chris in hawaii
>
Chris,
        If you have a vacuum operated power brake unit
check out the system for leaks.  A faulty inline vacuum
valve or a vacuum leak on the unit could cause a lean condition
at the intake manifold when you hit the brake.  Try adding
a vacuum gauge and checking things out.  Also check your
fuel pump pressure.  If it is below 3 psi when you are running
then the float level adjustment did no good as there is not enough 
fuel to keep the level up above the main jets.  Tubes added to
the main jets might work, but could also mask the fuel or
vacuum leak problems.  Recommend 5 or 6 psi fuel pressure.
        Another possibility is that the coil wire or something
similar in the low voltage side is shorting out ( or opening
up) due to the negitive Gs.

James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others


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