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#61684 06/12/2006 4:22 PM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 99 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 99 | I installed a professionally rebuilt Holley/Weber a couple months ago and this weekend I noticed that the carb is spraying gas from the top gasket on the side opposite of the carb linkage under heavy acceleration. Could this be caused by to much fuel pressure or was something done wrong in the rebuild? I tightened the screws on the top of the carb and the spray lessened but was not eliminated. Should I remove the top and reapply the gasket? | | |
#61685 06/12/2006 10:42 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | If it leaks when you move the throttle linkage it is the accel pump leaking through the gasket. You will have to remove the top of the carb & replace the gasket.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | |
#61686 06/13/2006 2:25 PM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 99 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 99 | Thanks Wrenchbender. I will get a new gasket and put it on tonight.
Any ideas on why this happened? My thoughts are: The top of the carb was not on tight. I was able to turn all the screws at least a 1/2 turn after I noticed the leak. This would have caused a bad seal and that is enough to foul a gasket. | | |
#61687 06/13/2006 10:52 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | True. Some of the gaskets that come in the kits aren,t to good either. I used to have a lot of trouble with monojets that way.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | |
#61688 06/14/2006 4:19 AM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 99 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 99 | Thanks Wrenchbender. It is good to have the tutelage of someone who has dealt with these things before... and as close as Lenexa. | | |
#61689 06/15/2006 3:08 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 230 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 230 | Typically this is caused by DPO having warped the air horn by overtightening it instead of replacing an old dried up gasket .
If your new gasket doesn't fix the leak you can add a super thin bead of fuel proof Permatex sealant to both sides of the gasket before assembly , let it dry 24 hrs before use and be aware you'll need to soak the carby in alcohol to ge it apart next time .
I've saved several junker carbies this way .
-Nate
There is no problem so difficult it cannot be overcome by generous application of brute force & ignorance
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