Thanks for the info guys!

6sally6 wrote:

OK.......when you first started (and when there WAS fuel in the bowls) was the gas up to the sight glass or a little lower?
After the jet change....is the fuel up to the sight glass now?    The fuel bowls were empty for sitting for 6 months over the winter time.  Probably evaporation or something like that.  
IF the float level is TOO low that COULD be the reason ALL the fuel boils out!
The gas IS crap butt....ALL the fuel boiling out is weird !   It would fuel would bubble in the bowl and have vapor lock with warm starts.  Late last summer I added a heat plate between the carburetor and manifold and it seemed to fix that issue. 
Not being familiar with your carb (and no pics) I'm not sure what it looks like.
When you take the top off do the floats come off with the top? OR...
is it like the old Motorcraft carb where the float is in the body of the carb?  Yes I believe its the design summit copied for there carburetor.  Yes the floats are connected to the top. 

My guess is.......the needle & seat were dry during the winter and got dried out and now they leak.
Now that you have them submerged in 'crap-gas' maybe they have softened and will seal
IF not...replace and play with the float level.
6sally6

John Ha wrote:

Steve69 wrote:

I pulled the top of the carburetor and floats.  I left the fuel line connected on the top.  Had to move the top a 45 angle to disconnect the choke lever.  Installed the new jets.  All straight forward.

I moved the car around a bit and fuel lever appears to be above the glass circle.   

I wonder if, when you removed the top of the carb with the fuel line attached and tilted it to disconnect the choke lever, the floats moved from their normal pivot points and are now jammed so they can't move.  Did you check to make sure the floats moved up and down freely before you put the top of the carb back on?  

   I had to put the choke lever in a slot with a really small clip.  I think I got that together right.  I did make sure the floats moved properly up and down without any restrictions when I had the top off.   
 

Hey Guys,

Last year my 347 engine was running rich.  I'd saw a little black smoke from the exhaust when I stepped on it and the MPG were really bad.  I connected a AFR gauge and that confirmed it.  Other than that, the carburetor had some fuel boiling when it was hot but ran great.  Idle great and no bog or issues.  Has all new spark plugs and ignition. Total timing was set at 34 degrees.  It was actually running quite well after I got some of the bugs worked out with the ignition.  

During the winter I thought I would drop the carburetor two jet sizes since the fuel bowl would be empty because of sitting all winter.  I pulled the top of the carburetor and floats.  I left the fuel line connected on the top.  Had to move the top a 45 angle to disconnect the choke lever.  Installed the new jets.  All straight forward.
  
I went out to fire it up and it wouldn't start.  There was just cranking.  I checked the spark and that was good.  I put a little fuel in the carburetor to make the fuel pull up quicker from the tank.   Got it to fire but ran bad.  I had to hold and pump the pedal to keep it running.   I took a look at the fuel bowl site glass and could see anything.  I moved the car around a bit and fuel lever appears to be above the glass circle.  I also noticed a puddle of fuel on the intake manifold below.  I'm thinking the fuel must have leaked from the top where the gasket is to seal the top of the carburetor.   Both fuel bowls were over the site glass top.   I didn't expect taking the top off the carburetor to replace the jets would have affected the fuel bowl adjustment.  

Should I try adjusting the floats to drop the fuel lever down?    Am I missing or overlooking something?

Thanks for the help!
Steve69

 

Cant wait to see the pics!

Raymond_B wrote:

I know nothing about the quality of these, but they fit your price requirement. Personally I'd go with CalTracs, but they are $395.

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   These work.  I took them off and I had some wheel hop.  Installed them back on again no wheel hop. 
 

Thanks!  

rpm wrote:

TKOPerformance wrote:

Nos681 wrote:

Go to a MustangSteve Bash, loneliness will be gone.

Your car doesn’t have to be perfect to go.

Drive a Kia and you will still have fun and meet some great friends too.

Doubtful you'll have fun driving a Kia, but I'm sure the bash itself will be fun!
 

 
A Kia in Bash nomenclature is any car other than a classic Mustang.

  Did they have copiers back in the day?  I thought they were called duplicating machines...LOL  
 

50vert wrote:

I'm using a 95 single fan. I found out the aftermarket replacement motors are single speed only, possibly true for a Taurus replacement as well. Contour, I'd be checking, if they are not original.
Good luck to your "friend".  

   My 93 Taurus fan was a two speed fan.  I just hooked it up using the high speed only.  
 

I was going to run my AC last September on one the hottest days of year.  I hit the switch and there was nothing...LOL     I figured out this winter when trouble shooting when I replaced my battery I forgot to connect of my many grounds hidden behind the battery box.  Problem fixed.  

I had a JD Lx279.  I bought it in 2005 and never had any engine issues.  It had a 17hp Kawasaki liquid cooled engine.  The transmission started acting up after 15 years.  I ended up parting it out and I got over $1500 in selling parts off it.  Still have a basket full or misc brackets and other parts.  I ended up buying a Gravely Pro 0 Turn.  That cut my mowing time in half.  I can fly on that machine. 

BobE wrote:

TKOPerformance wrote:

I generally like Roadworthy Rescues too, but it frustrates me when someone knows the right way to do things and then does them wrong anyway.  He points it out in jest, but it makes me think about all the young and impressionable budding car folks out there watching it thinking that if he does it it must be okay. 

I enjoy Roadworthy Rescues also, and agree with some of the actions he does that may impact 'less knowledgeable' people to try the same.  Although the position taken on Roadkill seems more extreme … especially considering that they typically have a van following them, and a TV crew to assist.

 

  I like his Dry Humor and when the old parts go a flying out the engine bay.  His wife seems pretty cool too to actually come out and help him.  
 

Nice work BB!