Lars, Help.please
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Racer
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Lars, Help.please
I got the nozzle and check valve out of the choke side of the carb and one of the Holley Carb Rebuild papers( from corvette magazine.com) Im using says that if it is a DP then there is also one on the secondary side but on my Holley 4160 there is none.
which is correct? should there be a nozzle and check valve on my 4160 or not. tHIS CARB HAS BEEN APART BEFORE, there is a platic float in the secondary and the brass float in the primary,hmmmmm. I think some butcher worked on this carb.
Hope you can help,please
Rich
which is correct? should there be a nozzle and check valve on my 4160 or not. tHIS CARB HAS BEEN APART BEFORE, there is a platic float in the secondary and the brass float in the primary,hmmmmm. I think some butcher worked on this carb.
Hope you can help,please
Rich
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4160 carbs are not mechanical secondary double pumper carbs. 4160 is a vacuum secondary carb, and has only an accel pump on the primary side. For this reason, there is no accel pump discharge nozzle or checkvalve on the secondary side on a 4160. Give me your carb list number and I'll verify that.
Carbs with secondary metering plates instead of metering blocks use a plastic float on the secondary side and a brass float on the primary side. That's correct. You can't get a brass float to fit on the secondary side on a 4160.
Lars
Carbs with secondary metering plates instead of metering blocks use a plastic float on the secondary side and a brass float on the primary side. That's correct. You can't get a brass float to fit on the secondary side on a 4160.
Lars
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Originally Posted by lars
4160 carbs are not mechanical secondary double pumper carbs. 4160 is a vacuum secondary carb, and has only an accel pump on the primary side. For this reason, there is no accel pump discharge nozzle or checkvalve on the secondary side on a 4160. Give me your carb list number and I'll verify that.
Carbs with secondary metering plates instead of metering blocks use a plastic float on the secondary side and a brass float on the primary side. That's correct. You can't get a brass float to fit on the secondary side on a 4160.
Lars
Carbs with secondary metering plates instead of metering blocks use a plastic float on the secondary side and a brass float on the primary side. That's correct. You can't get a brass float to fit on the secondary side on a 4160.
Lars
My list number 3310-2. So thic 4160 is a vacuum secondary and the vacuum housingthat is on it is what determines that I thought it was mechanical because there was no vacuum hose attached to it that I could find.
man, this is becoming an entire education for me. You should sit down and put all your carb knowledge in a book called"THE ONLY TRUE CARB BOOK" wish I knew 10% of what you know then I'd condsider myself a carb genius.
thanks a bunch,looking forward to meeting you some time
Rich
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Originally Posted by lars
3310-2 is a 750 vacuum secondary carb model 4160. There is no vacuum hose on a vac sec carb.
JUST GOES TO SHOW,"YOU CAN TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS"
SO IT DOESN'T USE A SQUIRTER ON THE SECONDARY SIDE. RIGHT?
Rich
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Originally Posted by 73 red vette
SO IT DOESN'T USE A SQUIRTER ON THE SECONDARY SIDE. RIGHT?
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Originally Posted by lars
Vacuum secondary carbs only have accelerator pumps on the primary side. Look at your secondary float bowl: there is no accel pump on it. Since there is no secondary side pump, there is little need for a secondary squirter...
It's done now just have to put it on and see if I screwed it up more or if it runs any better. Have a great day.
BTW, Your Nova Looks awesome
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Originally Posted by 73 red vette
Your Nova Looks awesome
You're going to get beat up by this short angry girl if you say that.... the Nova is Kim's car - Matt's girlfriend. I'm just the simple-minded laborer...
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73 -
You're going to get beat up by this short angry girl if you say that.... the Nova is Kim's car - Matt's girlfriend. I'm just the simple-minded laborer...
You're going to get beat up by this short angry girl if you say that.... the Nova is Kim's car - Matt's girlfriend. I'm just the simple-minded laborer...
Man my daughter should hear that, she's a vette nut too , but had a 65 Nova when she first started driving and it was her pride and joy til she got her C3, BTW she does all the work on her 75 Stingray herself From brakes to engine work.so heres to KIm and the girls
I salute them.Tell her I apoligize for the mistake
73