BBS issues
1964 225 Valiant, rebuild now with about 1600 miles on it since i got it running last fall.
I drove it to Carlisle and back without issues, in fact I put about 800 miles on it over 4 days and the engine was flawless, well almost. The idle was s little rough Saturday morning so I tweaked the carb adjusting screw a little when I got to the fairgrounds in the morning. Got 22.8 mpg going and 21.3 returning almost entirely on turnpikes.
Other than a not quite stock rebuild, I wanted to experience the car in an unaltered state and have been passing it off as a "stock" car including points ignition and original routing of the fuel line. Well, we've started to have a few days in the 90's and it's time to do the SSD fuel line rerouting as it was having hot start issues. So last night I rushed home from work and got it done in about 30 mins using 2 Holley right angle fittings. It started fine but soon was idling rough and gas was pouring out of the bowl vent. All I did was change the fitting at the carb and now this? I unscrewed the fitting and it was obvious the bowl was flooded as a lot of gas came out. The carb inlet also holds the needle and seat so I checked that and it was good. I restarted and the same thing happened. I was late for my rendezvous so I dried everything up and left it for today.
I took the 3677s Carter BBS apart today and everything looked normal except when I shook the float, uh oh, gas in the little brass tank. It must be a very tiny hole as it took quite a bit of shaking to even see where it was coming from. Right above the little bracket that attaches it to the center hanger section. I drilled a 1/16" hole in the upper corner so I could get the gas out which will need to be sealed. And only one side of the double float was bad.
So I guess I'll try to resolder it. I was thinking of a little patch of JB Weld as their website claims it is fuel resistant but posts on other forms are saying that the ethanol fuel we have today breaks down the JB Weld.
I'm a little hesitant about the solder because the bad area is so close to the little bracket. Anyone have any ideas or an extra float?
I bought a 2 barrel super six manifold at Carlisle but I don't have all my ducks in a row to make that swap yet, just looking for a fix that will get me through the rest of this season.
1964 225 Valiant, rebuild now with about 1600 miles on it since i got it running last fall.
I drove it to Carlisle and back without issues, in fact I put about 800 miles on it over 4 days and the engine was flawless, well almost. The idle was s little rough Saturday morning so I tweaked the carb adjusting screw a little when I got to the fairgrounds in the morning. Got 22.8 mpg going and 21.3 returning almost entirely on turnpikes.
Other than a not quite stock rebuild, I wanted to experience the car in an unaltered state and have been passing it off as a "stock" car including points ignition and original routing of the fuel line. Well, we've started to have a few days in the 90's and it's time to do the SSD fuel line rerouting as it was having hot start issues. So last night I rushed home from work and got it done in about 30 mins using 2 Holley right angle fittings. It started fine but soon was idling rough and gas was pouring out of the bowl vent. All I did was change the fitting at the carb and now this? I unscrewed the fitting and it was obvious the bowl was flooded as a lot of gas came out. The carb inlet also holds the needle and seat so I checked that and it was good. I restarted and the same thing happened. I was late for my rendezvous so I dried everything up and left it for today.
I took the 3677s Carter BBS apart today and everything looked normal except when I shook the float, uh oh, gas in the little brass tank. It must be a very tiny hole as it took quite a bit of shaking to even see where it was coming from. Right above the little bracket that attaches it to the center hanger section. I drilled a 1/16" hole in the upper corner so I could get the gas out which will need to be sealed. And only one side of the double float was bad.
So I guess I'll try to resolder it. I was thinking of a little patch of JB Weld as their website claims it is fuel resistant but posts on other forms are saying that the ethanol fuel we have today breaks down the JB Weld.
I'm a little hesitant about the solder because the bad area is so close to the little bracket. Anyone have any ideas or an extra float?
I bought a 2 barrel super six manifold at Carlisle but I don't have all my ducks in a row to make that swap yet, just looking for a fix that will get me through the rest of this season.
