Carb help please...
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Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
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Carb help please...
Posted not too long ago about my carb. Sent an email to Edelbrock explaining the problem (fuel getting to the carb but not going through the carb). Email back says 'Take the top of the carb off and clean the needles and seat out. And set the floats to 7/16". Also make sure the float has not leaked.'
1)Never taken a carb apart--any reference websites or instructions? It's an Edelbrock performer 750 (#1407)
2)What the hell do the instructions mean?
3)Anyone want to come do it for me?
I am completely carb-ignorant. Is this easy to do? How? :cheers:
1)Never taken a carb apart--any reference websites or instructions? It's an Edelbrock performer 750 (#1407)
2)What the hell do the instructions mean?
3)Anyone want to come do it for me?
I am completely carb-ignorant. Is this easy to do? How? :cheers:
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Reston VA
Re: Carb help please... (steelcities)
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/index.html
This is the link to the website instruction manual. This carb is very very simple to work on. Just need a phillips head screwdriver to take the top of the carb off. Be carefull lifting the top plate off you can bend the floats. Once off those two things hanging down are your floats. Measure how far the hang down and bend the tabs at the back to adjust hieght. Then flip top over and measure floats hanging the other way. Pretty simple. Also check your fuel bowls for dirt and debri. Clean them out. Put the top back on. Screw it down. Reconnect everything and your done. Hope this helps. :seeya
This is the link to the website instruction manual. This carb is very very simple to work on. Just need a phillips head screwdriver to take the top of the carb off. Be carefull lifting the top plate off you can bend the floats. Once off those two things hanging down are your floats. Measure how far the hang down and bend the tabs at the back to adjust hieght. Then flip top over and measure floats hanging the other way. Pretty simple. Also check your fuel bowls for dirt and debri. Clean them out. Put the top back on. Screw it down. Reconnect everything and your done. Hope this helps. :seeya
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
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Re: Carb help please... (steelcities)
Scuba,
I checked out your website for the vette. Any completion date predictions? Awesome job, I am jealous as hell! You are building my dream machine. :cheers:
I checked out your website for the vette. Any completion date predictions? Awesome job, I am jealous as hell! You are building my dream machine. :cheers:
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Reston VA
Re: Carb help please... (steelcities)
Hey buddy thanks for the compliment I can use the encouragement. I am estimating to be back on the road in Feb. Been a 1 year process. :smash:
You can tackle the carb heck if I can do it anyone can. Let me know if I can help. Just email me and we will get it done. :seeya
You can tackle the carb heck if I can do it anyone can. Let me know if I can help. Just email me and we will get it done. :seeya
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 1999
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From: delmont pa
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Re: Carb help please... (steelcities)
remove the fuel line from the carb and use about #25 air pressure to blow into the carb where you took of the fuel line. if the needles are stuck closed this should open them and you will not have to take the carb apart.
