baxsom

i am slowly determining that i hate cars

i finally got my hesitation problem solved and now my vacuum secondary boostersare dripping which is causing all kinds of problems

if you hold the throttle open and crack the secondaries it clears up for a minute or two but then starts dripping again

it is a brand new holley 4160C

the floats are non adjustable
there isnt even a sight window

i am now beginning to think that its the car because the edelbrock i had on it before was doing the same thing

that is why i went to the holley because i couldnt get the edelbrock to stop dripping

i did notice fuel dripping from the right side of the carb by where the vacuum secondary hooks to the rear butterflies

nothing constant just a little wet with fuel

my77stang

4160 floats ARE adjustable, and there should be a large screw on the side of the bowl that is removable to see the gas level. to adjust the float, crack the flathead screw loose on the top of the bowl and turn the hex net in or out, then tighten up the screw again. the gas level should be right at the bottom of the sight hole on the side of the bowl, trickling out as the motor is running is fine.

baxsom

nope no screw
there is a brass plug where the screw is supposed to be on the top of the bowls

therefore no screw on the side

i have a very old 4160 that has adjustable floats so i know what to look for
the instructions say that they are factory preset and therfore have no need for adjustment

i can post a pic of the carb if it will help

my77stang

use the bowls off the other 4160, they should swap right over right? if not, open the bowls up and clean out the carb you have on there now. maybe there is something keeping the float from closing the needle/seat (i cant see the float being out of adjustment if its all sealed in there, of course it could be not floating anymore)

baxsom

took everything apart and there is this wax like substance everywhere
all over the power valve, needles, jets floats

i cant describe it but it feels and looks almost like toothpaste or plumbers putty

wierd

i know i have a fuel filter its right before the line goes into the carb