Re: IML: Help: 1967 Coupe Carburetor Installation

["Dave Grove" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is a problem with those "adapters".  They just are not quite right.
The biggest problem is that the "ratio" for the trans kickdown lever is all
wrong.
If you can look at an original Chrysler carburetor, and check the distance
from the actual throttle shaft to where the "slider" thing on the kickdown
linkage hooks up, - you can see that it's wrong.  I usually drill another
hole in the correct spot, and "rig" it from there.  The location is
important, - you risk transmission damage if it's wrong.

Regards,
DaveG.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ADMBLK@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Help: 1967 Coupe Carburetor Installation


> Thanks for the carb help... I got the Carb installed and it starts up
great..
>  only problem is linkage!
>
> Any help with the linkage conversion?
>
> I was told by Edlebrock I needed a certain linkage conversion kit, which I
> got, but it does not seem to fit.  Can someone give me some guidance on
this
> one.
>
> Seems easy enough.. but the converter does not seem to line up correctly.
>
> Again, this is the 1967 imperial coupe, converting from Holly, to
Edlebrock.
>
> Thanks..
>
> Adam Black
> admblk@xxxxxxx
>
>
>
> In a message dated 9/29/04 7:55:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dickb@xxxxxxxxx
> writes:
>
>
> > To add a little to Mike's excellent reply, the two vacuum fittings
> > mentioned
> > are "ported vacuum" and manifold vacuum.  The proper one for the
distributor
> > vacuum advance is the ported vacuum, the other must be capped if it is
not
> > in use.
> >
> > Ported vacuum can be identified by the characteristic that there is no
> > vacuum present at idle, vacuum appears only when the throttle is partly
> > opened, in other words when you are stepping on the gas a bit.  This is
> > because the distributor is not designed to provide vacuum operated spark
> > advance except during acceleration.
> >
> > Of course if these two ports are exchanged, the initial timing can be
> > adjusted back to specification at idle, but if this is done, the car's
> > performance will be quite poor, as advancing the throttle will reduce
the
> > vacuum advance, not increase it.  Off idle performance will be
noticeably
> > reduced.
> >
> > Dick Benjamin
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Pittinaro
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 1:15 PM
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: IML: Help: 1968 Coupe Carburator Installation
> >
> > > I am replacing the carburetor on my 1968 crown coupe
> > > with a new Edelbrock Performer series carb.  I have
> > > the Carb, the throttle cable and linkage cable
> > > parts.
> > > Am I missing anything?  Spacers? Fuel lines?  any
> > > help would be great on this... thanks.
> >
> > Not hard...I recently replaced my Holley 4160 with the
> > Carter AFB..similar swap, I imagine.  The edelbrock
> > performer requires a fuel hose be spliced into your
> > existing fuel line.  Your current carburetor probably
> > uses a screw in fitting.  You will need about 2 or 3
> > feet of 3/8" fuel hose, and two screw clamps for the
> > ends, to connect the existing fuel line to the carb.
> > Make sure you put a fuel filter in the line!
> >
> > You also need the Mopar automatic transmission
> > kickdown linkage adaptor, from Edelbrock.
> >
> > Other than that, the carb will bolt onto the existing
> > studs, the throttle cable will attach right on...you
> > may need to plug some of the vacuum connections to the
> > carb with little rubber stoppers, if they won't be
> > powering anything.  You will have two ports on the
> > front of the carb for distributor vacuum
> > advance...plug one, use the other.  One is a timed
> > advance, the other is a full advance.  I find my 67
> > runs better off the timed advance, but its a bit of a
> > trial and error thing.
> >
> > =====
> > --Mike Pittinaro
> >
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> >
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