Hi buggboy, hello everyone,
Welcome to TOC
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Sounds to me like the welch plugs at the bottom of the carb are leaking ........
Good guess. Going only on the information provided, a "guess" is all it is.
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........ I hate Holleys with a passion ........
There are some who say the same thing about Q-jets. How does that relate to his problem?
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........ They run like pure crap unless they are set up by a master, and even then they are finicky as hell. ........
Pure crap? By a master? Finicky?
I would not think the company could have stayed in business for the last hundred, or so, years, by selling such shoddy products.
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........ The Rochester Qjet is a much better carb ........
OK. Why is the Q-jet no longer being produced?
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........ and can be tuned to outrun a Holley .........
Bold statement. Any examples?
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........ I'd advise having the carb rebuilt by someone who knows carbs ........
Do you know that it needs to be rebuilt? I saw nothing in his post, to indicate a rebuild was needed.
Wouldn't "someone who knows carbs", know whether to rebuild it, or simply repair the problem? Wouldn't that be why I suggested he take it to "a good tunup guy, and let him find the actual problem"?
Are you aware, most carbs that are rebuilt, do not need it? Usually it is done because the actual source of the problem is not known. But by then, it doesn't matter, because the rebuild "fixed" it.
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........ and make sure he epoxies the plugs.
If the carb rebuilder knew what he was doing, wouldn't that be a given?
Why does your profile show a '66 442 with a 330 engine?
Regards, Norm
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