: gday,
:
: this is my first posting.. had a quick look
: around, and this seems to be a pretty kick
: ass site!
:
: anyways, back to the point..
: last week i had a go at rebuilding a 2bbl
: carter for my VE valiant (aussie).
: i put it on before i rebuilt it to make sure it
: went.. it did, but had a huge flat spot
: right through the rev range, hesitation when
: you gave it the boot, $#!+ fuel consumptiion
: and performance, and high in the revs it
: started to miss.
:
: i rebuilt it but didnt make any adjustments as
: i wasnt sure at that stage, banged it back
: on, and the same problems as before!
: i went to a carby specialist, who said to
: adjust the float level, make sure the
: accelerator pump is working, and make sure
: the metering rods are moving freely.. i
: found the accelerator pump on one side wasnt
: squirting as good as the other, so i fixed
: that, i adjusted the float level pretty much
: spot on at 1/4" ( it was way to high
: before, and the specialist said to get it
: "roughly 1/4"), and the metering
: rods are moving freely..
:
: i tried it today, and for 5 seconds it went
: beutifully!, but then died in the ass.. fuel
: was pouring out through the top where the
: accelerator pump goes!
:
: ive noticed (for a while, with the old carby
: aswell) that it builds up a fair bit of
: pressure in the line from the pump to the
: carby aswell
:
: anyone know what might be going on (id rather
: not go to the fuel specialist, he was VERY
: vauge)
:
: also.. i dont expect this to be all my
: problems.. i havent done the valve lash in a
: while, i found my vac advance isnt working,
: my new points have chewed out (maybe why it
: misses at high revs??) i have alot of
: resistance in my coil, and i cant time it
: because my timing gun wont pick up a pulse
: from my top gun leads!!
: lol sorry to make it more complicated.. the
: ignition side of it will be simple, but i
: know somethings up with the carb!
:
: oh that reminds me.. the old carb had a manual
: choke, and the one i rebuild seems to be
: exactly the same inside, except the choke
: was vacuum operated?!?! which is now broken,
: and theres an extra vacuum port (i blocked
: off)... maybe its a different model which
: ive done wrong??

: Cameron,
:
: I would have another look at the floats and the
: needle valve and seat. If the Carb.
: "overflowed" then something is
: wrong with the incomming fuel flow control.
: (needle valve and float system)
:
: Once you have that working you can test-run and
: tune the other "fuel circuits" as
: needed. (that is, after you get the other
: ignition issues fixed!)
: DD