RE: Carb questions

[Dave Krugler <dkrugler@xxxxxxx>]

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One other posibility is ignition advance either sticking or springs weak 
enough to allow a hefty amount of advance just above idle rpm.  Make sure 
that isn't the culprit before you start playing with carbs or you will wind 
up with 2 problems instead of 1.


> From: Brian Schlump <jsbs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Carb questions
> Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 01:23:02 +0000
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> I've got the Carter AFB carbs back on the Max Wedge and I'm happy to
> report that they no longer leak after the engine is shut off.  I
> syncronized them at 2,000 rpm than adjusted the idle speed screws to
> idle at 1,000.   It idles fine and has plenty of power, and I can even
> cruise in town in 4th gear at 1200 rpm without the engine bucking.  (I
> couldn't do that with my 413 & 750 Edelbrock). I'm having just one
> problem.  When I put in the clutch at a stop light, the engine wants to
> run at 1500 to 1700 rpm.  The linkage isn't sticking, and each carb has
> a throttle return spring.  The pump adjustment is in the 3rd hole on the
> rod, per the specs.   It's almost like the engine is getting gas through
> the metering rods.  If I let out on the clutch and apply a load then
> push it back in, the engine idles normally at 1000.
>
> Edelbrock carbs have an orange step up spring for the metering rods
> calibrated for 5 inches of vacuum.  They have a strip kit with several
> spring options.  If this was an Edelbrock card, I'd try a 4 or 3 inch of
> vacuum spring.  Does anyone know the rating for a factory step up spring
> in a Carter AFB?  Also... does anyone know whether the step up springs
> from an Edelbrock carb will fit a Carter?  If I remember correctly, the
> metering jets are different, but I've never compared the step up
> springs...Brian
>
> '64 Belvedere
> Woodstock, IL.
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