Carb questions
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Cruising
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Carb questions
Hi all new Corvette owner here.
1978 Corvette w/ L82 and Holley carb. I assume it is the quad carb as I see 4 round fixtures in the carb under the air filter. I know a bit about tuner cars but nothing non efi. I see fuel coming out of the injectors at the front of the car but the two in the back are just dry. The car sat for 6-7 years and I just recently was able to get it started and running again. Any idea why no fuel coming out or have any troubleshooting steps I can follow to see?
1978 Corvette w/ L82 and Holley carb. I assume it is the quad carb as I see 4 round fixtures in the carb under the air filter. I know a bit about tuner cars but nothing non efi. I see fuel coming out of the injectors at the front of the car but the two in the back are just dry. The car sat for 6-7 years and I just recently was able to get it started and running again. Any idea why no fuel coming out or have any troubleshooting steps I can follow to see?
Melting Slicks
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Welcome to the C3 Corvette world and Corvette Forum. I'm not familiar with the Holleys, but I think if you have vacuum secondaries, you will not see fuel injected into the other two venturi until the secondaries open up under hard acceleration. If it has mechanical secondaries, then I would think all four would be getting a gas stream. Try to identify the model number and post to help others answer your specific questions.
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On the front of the airhorn assembly is the list# of the carburetor, post that so we know which Holley you have. This will help you find it
http://www.holley.com/TechService/ListNumber.asp
http://www.holley.com/TechService/ListNumber.asp
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Cruising
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Ok so I made a novice mistake, Its an edelbrock
Attached is the picture.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kc26sf9bfeh5fl1/DSC_0007.jpg
Attached is the picture.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kc26sf9bfeh5fl1/DSC_0007.jpg
Melting Slicks
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From: Austin Tx
The front smaller holes are the primaries, and the larger rear ones are the secondaries. The secondaries are not open during normal driving, they open during WOT (after the engine has warmed up, and the lockout has fallen off).
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Ok cool. Now the car sat with about an 1/8 tank of gas for about 7 years. I added half a can of seafoam a month ago and then 5 gallons of premium unleaded. It has issues starting but when it finally catches it runs beautifully.
Should I run the fuel down to bone dry then just replace fuel filter and be good to go?
Should I run the fuel down to bone dry then just replace fuel filter and be good to go?
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Cruising
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After running it all day yesterday and upping the idle a little bit and adjusting the twin screws she starts right up on the first crank. Can still tell she is running the bad gas as it hits a lull in the ignition cycle every once in a while.
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[QUOTE=1978VetteL82;1583130652] I see fuel coming out of the injectors at the front of the car but the two in the back are just dry. [QUOTE]
do your self a favor dont be lookin down in there and crack the throttle. I figured that one out when I was about 13 or 14. took a couple weeks for my hair to grow back.
do your self a favor dont be lookin down in there and crack the throttle. I figured that one out when I was about 13 or 14. took a couple weeks for my hair to grow back.
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[QUOTE=Crepitus;1583152003][QUOTE=1978VetteL82;1583130652] I see fuel coming out of the injectors at the front of the car but the two in the back are just dry.
do your self a favor dont be lookin down in there and crack the throttle. I figured that one out when I was about 13 or 14. took a couple weeks for my hair to grow back.
LOL! I was ripping on the throttle a little bit but no flame. I do have the crud burning and a little white smoke I guess you could call it coming out of the carb but that has stopped now.
do your self a favor dont be lookin down in there and crack the throttle. I figured that one out when I was about 13 or 14. took a couple weeks for my hair to grow back.
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that carb along with its brother the afb were a lousy carb, but was what was available back in the day. most people dumped them for the holley.
