so i finally got my car running
got a new holley 4bbl
it started right up
timing is set at 6 degrees

test rides went very well
probably needs a little air fuel adjusting but overall a definite improvement

but today
just now
right in front of me
the car started idling poorly
and i started smelling gas
i take off the air cleaner and the front of the carb is leaking right by the acellerator pump
i feel around and the entire seal on the front bowl is leaking

i pull the front bowl off and the gasket looks like it was put on pinched

i am assuming that a simple gasket kit will fix this
it is a 4160C carb that comes with preadjusted floats
and doesnt have the screw on top or the sight window to adjust float level
so i doubt that the floats were set too high

dang dang dang

 

Why a holley? Why did you dedide to buy a holley and not a Motorcraft?

 

because i didnt want to wait for one to be shipped
and because every single what carb thread on here all goes the same way
should have got an edlebrock
should have got a holley
demon is the way to go
nope go with autolite
i like carter

so since each brand had about as many positive as negative posts

i bought the one that was available immediatly

 

he's got a point....everyone dissagrees with everyone....

 

just got back from autozone with a gasket kit

10 minutes
left carb on car
drained fuel via hose through vent hole

new gaskets on

restart
no leaks
we will see tomorrow when it cools back down

its no wonder shops charge so much for labor

 

Holleys suck, you should have went Edelbrock.

 

[:@] Demon is the way to go

 

That's BS!! No we don't!

 

The Carter AFB Competition series FTW

Gun

 

haha thats like 3-4 differnt carbs in the last few posts.....