Pulled the carb, propped it up in a clean oil drain pan, filled with gas and.....watched the fuel seep out of the throttle shafts which is the path of choice from those leaky fuel bowl plugs. Did I mention this is a new Edelbrock carb? So got into it, tapped the plugs in nice and tight and decided not to use the JB weld I bought. I saw pics online showing how it breaks down over a few weeks and turns into a yellow gooey caramel mess. I refilled the carb, let her sit for a while, no leaks, reinstalled. Went to fire the car, it lit and died, the carb was over filled with fuel which then overflowed onto the intake etc. Flooded the engine.....so I pulled the top off, popped the stuck float loose (would you believe the shape of the float, if allowed to sink to the bottom of the bowl, will wedge itself down there? Like we NEVER run out of gas...), reassembled, fired, drove. The garage didn't smell of raw fuel last night like it used too although my sense of smell was shot yesterday....I wreaked of gas for hours. Guess its fixed. I'll try and start her in a couple days and that will tell the tale.
Funny, a few engine issues are now making sense...as in when I'd pull up into my driveway which is angled up a bit, the car might die...which was always fuel starvation....I suspect the leak was so bad, at the slight angle, the idle jets were starved of fuel. I've had a hot hot starts that seemed like she had flooded...which now makes sense...all that dripping fluid was washing into the manifold while sitting. And the big clue, there are orange stains on the floor of the intake....drying puddles of raw gas. I have a 73 Chevy C20 with most of these symptoms....guess what I get to do?....call me The Carb Masta'! (or not
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My Christmas present to ME! Bought Sat 11-30-2013. 72, 350 4 spd, Silver with blue interior...Can't you just hear Pablo Cruz playing in the background?