I have a 1945 carb on my 225. There is a hose that come from the carb to under the air cleaner. When I disconnect the hose my car runs much smoother and my idle speeds up a little bit. Should this be happining?

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Ronnie
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Your creating a vacuum leak. That hose runs the hot air valve in the snorkel first thing in the morning.
Your carb must be running pretty rich. I would adjust the float level per spec..

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Aggressive Ted

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74 Swinger, 9.5 comp 254/.435 lift cam, 904, ram air, electric fans, 2.5" HP2 & FM70 ex, 1920 Holley#56jet, 2.76 8 3/4 Sure-Grip, 26" tires, 25+MPG

Yep, you definitely need to find and fix the cause of your carb's maladjustment. Could be as simple as an improperly-set idle mixture (most likely, since the adjustment screw is right out in the open for anyone to play with), could be a float set too high or a float set to the proper level but soaked with gasoline (heavy)...how long since you went through this carb with a rebuild kit?

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I must have adjusted the float wrong. I did it a few months ago.

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Ronnie
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Here is the Holley 1945 operation and rebuild manual (pdf).

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.