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I replaced the Carter BBD carb on my 1967 Barracuda 273 with a Holley model 2280, specifcally, R-7890. The car has run much better since I did that many years ago. I rebuilt the Holley Spring of 2018, new kit and new (made in Taiwan) floats. Earlier this week, the carb suddenly began to leak...

Which Holley 2280 did you buy? The model # should be stamped on the float bowl to the right of the fuel inlet valve. The right model for your '65 273 is the R7890, so you'll have the right jets, ports, linkage, power pistons, etc.. I bought an R7890 new for my '67 273 in the early 1980's and...

FWIW, the Gates-branded J30R7 hose I bought from my local NAPA auto parts store has worked just fine with the E10 gas I use. The cheap fuel hose packaged with a fuel filter bought at Advance Auto lasted only a few hours in the Barracuda one of the employees owns. SSDan may be on to something. :-k

Not a political post, just facts of life. It will literally take an act of Congress to reduce the amount of ethanol that is sold in gasoline. That's because an act of Congress in 1990 created the requirement that most gasoline contain ethanol. Ethanol sales in gasoline are required by law...

Interesting post by jos51700. As I said earlier, I don't see where E10 has caused me any problems with my '67 Barracuda. I have seen fuel problems with small engines, like mowers, trimmers, etc. Whenever I'd take these to a service shop, I'd hear about how "the bad gas we have these days" was...

Interesting- we've had ethanol in our fuel for at least 20 years around here. I hadn't touched a fuel system component (other than the filter) on my '67 barracuda for 30 years, until I replaced the fuel sender, fuel pump and all the rubber hoses last year. None of the hoses seemed degraded...

OK- so last week, I drove the car on several 90+ degree days and the next morning, it was always very hard to start. That list of new things I put on the car, some were an (unsuccessful) attempt to solve this problem. I added a pint of Seafoam to the gas tank the last time I did a fill-up...

Maybe I'll just use my experience with outboard motors and put a primer squeeze bulb in the fuel line. :tonqe:

For your entertainment... Holley 2280 Rebuild Mopar - YouTube

Well, the box has the number 2-256, under which is printed "(7890)". Parts guy didn't recognize either number. The instruction sheet, which I found in a file later, says the carb is a model 2280, list # 7890. A Holley 2280 was the factory carb on the 318 in the '77 model year, so, at worst, I...

Called the local Holley carb and parts supplier, asked for a carburetor rebuilding kit, read off the numbers printed on the original box the carb came in. Parts guy said "Huh?" Unlike the old Carter carb, there is no metal tag on the Holley carb with a specific part number- never was, as I am...

You've stated what I also think is the cause of the symptoms- the carb bowl is draining. Now, if I can just figure out what's causing it to drain. I'll look down the carb throat after I run it- may help ID the problem. FWIW, I do not get a fuel smell from the oil on the dipstick prior to a...

I'm trying to figure out a situation I've had for years with my '67 Barracuda 273 2bbl. It has developed a hard starting problem if it sits overnight or longer. The apparent problem is lack of fuel in the carb. I pump the accelerator to set the choke and it will fire briefly, then die...

Well, happy to report the job is done. Most of the job is about as simple as it gets, other than realizing my neighbor with flare wrenches was unavailable for 8 weeks, so off to Sears for a set that cost more than the pump. :roll: I found the original inlet factory fuel hose was pushed at...

OK- sounds like I'll want to drive enough to use 3/4 of a tank-full before I start this job. That hose between the fuel line and pump inlet is the last piece of old fuel hose on the car- original, I expect. It will be replaced as part of this job. I'll use the same high-quality Gates-brand...

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I'm about to replace the stock mechanical fuel pump on my 1967 Barracuda, last replaced in 1978. Dumb question... So, the fuel tank is full. When I cut the rubber fuel line feeding the pump, are the fuel tank contents going run out on the floor or is the pump mounted higher than the max...

I put a new sender in my 67 Barracuda and my gas gauge behaves much the same way. Redfish suggested the 45 YO gauge might be responsible due to thermal distortion of internal parts. It's not much of an issue for me. Since I drove the car for >20 years without a working gas gauge, I learned...

They can last a very long time. Last month I replaced what was almost certainly the original fuel hose at the tank on my '67 Barracuda when I changed the fuel sender. The hose was still flexible, not cracked or gummy. It is worth checking yours, though.

Yes- I expect the float on my OEM sender bounced on the bottom of the tank. It is dented where it also cracked. My new Spectra float came from NAPA, float and sock installed.

The OEM (?) sender in the foreground of your photo looks like the sender I pulled from my tank last month. My OEM sender looked very clean after 44 years bathed in gasoline- just a trace of surface rust here and there. There was a crack in the brass float, which was full of gas, apparently why...

My A-body does register like that. Just my luck, huh?

Dunno- the failure in my sender was that it always read 75 ohms resistance (empty), because the float sank. But, the gauge has been passing current for 44 years and things do fatigue. I'm planning to pull the instrument cluster this fall/winter and have all the gauges rebuilt at a shop that...

Yep- I see the same. My gauge is pegged way over full until I burn 4 gallons, then drops all the way to 1/8 tank as I burn the next 6. Haven't tried running out the last 8 gallons to see how the gauge behaves. :) That's not how the gauge behaved with my old sender (before the sender quit)...

The Spectra sender I bought last month was made in Mexico, according to the label on the box. The thing about fuel senders is that they sense the level of fuel in the tank, not the quantity, because the sensor floats on the fuel. The problem with gauge/sender linearity in our A-bodies has a...

I just replaced a factory sender with a Spectra Premium sender. On both the old and new units, the float is right next to the fuel pickup tube in the "empty" or down position. If yours is a lot higher than that, bending the float arm might solve the problem. The symptoms you describe are...

Ever hear of private messages, "smart" guy? I'll compare my bulb to yours any day. I found answers to the same questions by searching old threads on this site without whining about anything. Try it some time- you'll be amazed what you can learn with a little work.

Re-read YOUR post #2 above. It says "thanks for the overwhelming flood of assistance on the call for help!! Saved me oodles of research & phone call time" If you were trying to be sarcastic, know that sarcasm doesn't work very well on internet forums. As for the linear gas sender I...

I just put a Spectra sender in my '67 Barracuda, connected to the factory gas gauge. The gauge remains pegged over full through the first 4 gallons, then drops somewhat linearly through the next 6 gallons 'til it reads 1/8 full. At that point, there are still 8 gallons of fuel in the (18...

After reading many threads here on replacing the fuel sender, I ordered one for my '67 Barracuda and installed it today. Talk about easy! The worst part was cleaning off 44 years of accumulated grime covering the sender and everything near it. The rear axle had a slow fluid leak at the drain...