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| | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 27 | Hi all from the very wet UK
I have a 54 3100 with a 350 chevy with a edelbrock performer manifold and 1604 carb.
The truck starts great but i have issues pulling away from junctions, lights etc.
The truck bogs down then picks up, or will backfire through the carb and nearly stall. I have put the accelerator pump in the top hole for more of a squirt but this does not help.
I think im running lean off idle and was going to up the metering rods one stage richer (23 in the tuning graph)what do you all think ?
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 698 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 698 | Did you check to make sure the timing is not too far advanced?
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 27 | to be honest, i have not checked it for a while, will get on to it, when it stops raining!
thanks
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | english54, timing would be a good starting point. The edlebrock is one of the simplist carbs I've seen. They usually have a video with each new carb that shows a guy taking one apart and how to adjust one if your not familiar with them. If you don't have one I'm sure some garage or friend should have one laying around out of a new box.
As FYI one of the things that Edlebrock cautions folks about is changing the metering rods "willy nilly" and they tell you if your going to change the rods to use the guide in their book, which I think your are, to make sure they "match". I've never had to work on one other than adjust it just a little, when I got the engine running. I have one on my 37 for over 10 years without any problems except the gas gummed things up after sitting for a long time. I took it apart and cleaned it and it ran just find. I also put one on my panel and for "out of the box", and for the money, they are hard to beat. Biggest problem some folks have is OVER carbureting and engine!
Good luck let us know what you find.
Last edited by Achipmunk; 07/04/2012 12:22 AM.
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