Re: Anyone have '55 or '56 Caribbean carbs on the shelf?
Posted by Jack Vines On 2015/11/28 16:33:14
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The list of issues include
Hard restart hot in hot temps
Hard restart cold after sitting more than 3 days
Stumble on accell
Stagnent fuel in secondary bowl
Drip from throttle shafts
Secondary throttle not fully returning
Accel pump issues
Extreme fuel vapor/ fuel smell upon parking in garage
Has anyone had one or more of these? I had experienced 2 of them before retrofit or newer carb. If one performs a web search seems 55 buick and cad owners have similar.
Also see other threads here:
With the two 1x4 Rochesters rebuilt by Daytona, the only problem on your list I've experienced is secondary throttle not returning to full close every time.
They start at a touch, hot or cold. I am using an electric fuel pump, which probably makes a big difference.
FWIW, the meter shows the cruise air/fuel ratio is very good. The problem is trying to tune and adjust four screws and eight idle circuits. That's what sucks up the fuel and that's why the factory disabled the secondary idle circuits.
jack vines
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