Cough sputter... die.
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Cough sputter... die.
Well, I just had a fun experience with my Holley 600 vacuum secondary. Well not really, it sucked. First day of the year it hit 70's here, and I wanted to see if the air conditioning still worked. Start up, crank it on, works great. Back out of the driveway, shift into drive, hit the gas, and it just dies. I try to restart it. Revs up to 1000 then dies. Try again. Maybe 2 cylinders fire, like twice. Now I think it's flooded. I floor it, try again. Same 2 cylinders fire, then the starter disengages. This kind of thing goes on about 5 more times, until I have to jump it. I jump it, then crank it again. By this time, it's not even firing, at all. So after a few choice words were said, I went to town to take care of some other stuff. I came back, and it started right up. Didn't even turn over once and it was going.
Was it flooded, and if so why was I unable to clear it? Why would it flood so easily? I didn't do anything special, I just hit the gas to go. It idles at 600rpm with the AC on, so maybe putting it in gear took it down to 550, but that should still be OK.
Is there anything special I need to look for when I rebuild the carburetor?
Was it flooded, and if so why was I unable to clear it? Why would it flood so easily? I didn't do anything special, I just hit the gas to go. It idles at 600rpm with the AC on, so maybe putting it in gear took it down to 550, but that should still be OK.
Is there anything special I need to look for when I rebuild the carburetor?
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Well, then I guess it's not the module. Maybe it just got a piece of junk in one of the needle and seats and really flooded it bad and that junk has since passed on. Any more troubles with it?
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So far so good. I'll probably rebuild it (the carburetor) if it happens again. Just hope I'm not in traffic when it does it. Any recommendations on a fuel filter? I've got that clear fram plastic one on it now.
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