Back to Work!

After a miserable Michigan Winter (one of the worst on record) I am back to work! Not a lot of time to work on it today, just enough to solve the mystery of the gasoline shooting out of the secondaries vent.

From my initial research, it had to be one of two things: bad/dirty needle/seat or leaky float. Either are fixed easily enough, but less to disassemble to replace the needle valve. So I pulled the assembly, cleaned and inspected it. It look as new as it did when I installed it when I rebuilt the carb, but you never know. I replaced it in the carb, turned on the fuel pump, and...fountain of gas.

Must be the float.

So I pulled the rear bowl (I used the reusable gaskets -- yes!), disassembled the float, replace it with the new one, reassembled everything, and...fountain of gas. CRAP!

Must be the needle valve. So I did a little looking online first. Maybe I missed something. Not a whole lot to the system to mess up. Apparently I used a different set of terms for my search today, because I round option #3 that hadn't been previously discussed: on some carbs, the secondary float needs to be plastic, not brass or it will hang on the metering block off plate. Really?

Back to the carb one more time. I pulled the float adjustment screw, and with a jewelers screwdriver I tried to move the float. It was wedged in place.

One more trip to the local speed shop, Diversified Creations, for a not-so-shiney new plastic float. Repeat step #2. Brass float out, plastic float in. The plastic float is well over 1/4" less deep than the brass float was. After reattaching the rear bowl I checked the float and it moved freely.

I turned the gas on, no fountain. Mission accomplished!

Next post will hopefully cover work on the new used doors I picked up...

Not Much to Report...

Between the passing of the holidays and an abnormally severe Michigan Winter, there isn't much to report. Too cold. Too busy. And, WAY too much snow. Maybe this coming weekend I can get out into the garage when it isn't below zero out...

It Runs!

Well, I did get it to finally start about 2 weeks ago, and it sounds great. I need to tune it at this point, but I am holding off because I first need to replace the float in the secondaries.

After solving my leak issues I found I had gas flowing up through the vent on the secondaries. After confirming the needle valve was good, it had to be related to the float. I hope to get a chance to work on that this weekend.

But in the meantime, I am able to run the engine on the primaries and plug the secondaries, and it sounds great. Very pleased!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Small Set Back...

Well, I went to fire it up, but when I kicked on the fuel pump, gas came spewing out from every connection. So I am now waiting on my new fuel regulator...

Hopefully Firing It Up This Week

Almost everything has been sorted out to fire this up (finally!)

- Oil is in and so is the coolant, and no leaks either place.
- Brake lines are run, and the new disc brake block is in place.
- The new transmission lines have been run.
- The inner fender wells are hung so I can mount the battery and new ignition.
- Power steering lines are run, and the return line has been modified for the Eaton pump.
- Radiator hoses have been run (had to do custom steel flex-hoses ... yuck!)

Left to do before starting the car...

- Finish cleaning, repairing and retaping the engine compartment harness.
- Hook up electrical in engine compartment.
- Finish running fuel line and fuel pump.
- Add trans fluid and check for leaks.
- Hook up Jacobs Electronics ignition.

- Turn key and hope is starts!

I will post more info after turning the key.