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Old 10-26-2015, 12:36 PM
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Carb swaped hesitation

So my truck is a carb swaped 1990 302 5 speed f250

Im have hesitation when i first give it gas from a dead stop

Carb is a edelbrock 1406

Any Advice on what to try to reduce the hesitation?

It has an electric fuel pump for the carb and uses a stock 302 intake from older ford 302s
 
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Old 10-26-2015, 01:42 PM
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Throw that carb in the circular file(sorry, just my opinion of those things). I'm a Holley guy.

With it not running look down the throat and work the linkage. Does it give a nice strong shot instantly? There are 2-3 different holes you can adjust the linkage for more/less shot size/duration

Are the idle mixture screws set properly? 1 1/2 turns out, then in til rpm starts to drop off, then back out 1/4 turn.
 
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Old 10-26-2015, 01:59 PM
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So lets get some more information first.

Did you do the swap? What did you use for a distributor, ignition system? Fuel pressure regulator? Any adapters or spacers in the setup?

Is the hesitation affected by hot/cold conditions? any other performance issues?

Off the top of my head things to look at:
dirty air filter
dirty fuel filter
Carb properly installed & tuned
fuel regulator
vacuum leak
ignition timing
 
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