Carburetor problems/81 Corvette
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Heel & Toe
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Carburetor problems/81 Corvette
I replaced my old carburetor and intake on my 81 Corvette with a new high rise aluminum intake which has 2 long holes instead of 4 small round ones and a new Edelbrock 600 carb., now it floods out and quits...when I accelerate it has a hesitation. Should I have used an adapter?
Burning Brakes
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From: McDonough Georgia
I replaced my old carburetor and intake on my 81 Corvette with a new high rise aluminum intake which has 2 long holes instead of 4 small round ones and a new Edelbrock 600 carb., now it floods out and quits...when I accelerate it has a hesitation. Should I have used an adapter?
I don't know what you mean by two long ones instead of four small round ones.
The intake has to be spreadbore or square bore, dual plane or single plane.
The stock setup was spreadbore and a quadrajet.
Is your Edelbrock square bore and your intake square bore?
Racer
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: vancouver washington
I replaced my old carburetor and intake on my 81 Corvette with a new high rise aluminum intake which has 2 long holes instead of 4 small round ones and a new Edelbrock 600 carb., now it floods out and quits...when I accelerate it has a hesitation. Should I have used an adapter?
Le Mans Master
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
I think he means an intake like this:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ed...FQie4AodRTkAbQ
Two long holes, get it?
So, you haven't done anything to the carb, like set the idle mixture screws, or the choke, or the float level, or anything? It sounds like the carb may just need to be tuned. If you don't know the first thing about carbs, you've got a pretty good learning curve in front of you, or else you'll have a lighter wallet from getting someone else to do it for you. Unless you've got some buds who know there way around a carb, but your post makes it sound like you're on your own. This is as good a place as any to start, I suppose:
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...ech_vids.shtml
It also helps a lot if you really understand how a carb works, and this article, and the video about half way down the page, are pretty good for that:
http://jalopnik.com/how-a-carburetor-works-496394819
Good luck. It may take awhile, but don't get discouraged.
Scott
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ed...FQie4AodRTkAbQ
Two long holes, get it?
So, you haven't done anything to the carb, like set the idle mixture screws, or the choke, or the float level, or anything? It sounds like the carb may just need to be tuned. If you don't know the first thing about carbs, you've got a pretty good learning curve in front of you, or else you'll have a lighter wallet from getting someone else to do it for you. Unless you've got some buds who know there way around a carb, but your post makes it sound like you're on your own. This is as good a place as any to start, I suppose:
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...ech_vids.shtml
It also helps a lot if you really understand how a carb works, and this article, and the video about half way down the page, are pretty good for that:
http://jalopnik.com/how-a-carburetor-works-496394819
Good luck. It may take awhile, but don't get discouraged.
Scott
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