Changed from the Q-Jet
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Burning Brakes
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From: GEAUX TIGERS PSL FL.
Changed from the Q-Jet
to a 670 cfm Holley 4150 for my 1980 /L82. Everything is back togeather and I have the fuel lines all back on and I am getting fuel to the carb. Question is how long will it generally take to fill the bowls in the carb? The reason I ask is because I killed the battery turning it over. I don`t see any fuel through the clear plugs provided. Battery is charging. Anything else I should check?
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Burning Brakes
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From: GEAUX TIGERS PSL FL.
OK got it started. Idled ok, but when I reved it up it would pop. Looked at the fuel pressure gauge and it was at 4lbs and dropping. Noticed a leak. Fixed it. started it up again and it shows no fuel pressure. It has a new mechanical fuel pump. I`m going to wait a little bit and try to start it up again to see what my pressure it. Got a feeling the mechanical pump may be bad. Could the low fuel pressure cause the popping? I did pull the intake off to fix a small oil leak at the rear. I did spray some carb cleaner around the carb base and intake base to see if it reved any higher( which it didnt). Thanks in advance
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Burning Brakes
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From: GEAUX TIGERS PSL FL.
LOL. yes I did. Made that mistake before. Knew better this time. when I placed the rotor back in it pointed exactly where I had my mark. So did the base. I just put 5 gallons of fuel in the tank, it was showing just under a quarter tank and maybe the pickup is a little high so i wanted to make sure it enough had fuel. I`ll look at it again in the morning.
