Tripower update
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: The Garden Spot of the Garden State
Tripower update
...it's so damn cold that i'm just not driving my cars so i pulled the carbs on the bb - you may remember i had problems with the carbs perkin'...i also continued to experience some leaks from the fore and aft carbs so i just said to hell with it and pulled the carbs to start all over again...one other thing i noticed was that i usually (though not always) had an erratic idle.....
...so, here's what i found out -> the center carb throttle shaft needs to be bushed and i'll do the other two carbs anyway....the leaks SEEM to come from the split between the throttle base plate and carb body - we don't routinely mill those surfaces but they were checked with a square and were fine, so that one's got me scratching my head...the carbs were rebuilt with Holley kits so I'm sure the parts are OK...THIS will take some time
...so, here's what i found out -> the center carb throttle shaft needs to be bushed and i'll do the other two carbs anyway....the leaks SEEM to come from the split between the throttle base plate and carb body - we don't routinely mill those surfaces but they were checked with a square and were fine, so that one's got me scratching my head...the carbs were rebuilt with Holley kits so I'm sure the parts are OK...THIS will take some time
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: Atlanta, Ga, Fulton
Re: Tripower update (Kid_Again)
Kid
As you know I seldom farm stuff out but my carbs looked like they had been in the junk yard since 1968. I have done a lot of Holley carbs when I knew what the problems were that I was trying to fix. I had no experience with the carbs for my 3x2 and I decided that a more talented doctor was needed. Jerry Luck in St Louis did mine and I mean to tell they look and operate BETTER than a brand new 750 I bought for my SB in the Vette. Consider having him do the bushing work.
As you know I seldom farm stuff out but my carbs looked like they had been in the junk yard since 1968. I have done a lot of Holley carbs when I knew what the problems were that I was trying to fix. I had no experience with the carbs for my 3x2 and I decided that a more talented doctor was needed. Jerry Luck in St Louis did mine and I mean to tell they look and operate BETTER than a brand new 750 I bought for my SB in the Vette. Consider having him do the bushing work.
