Tricked-out Chevy six cylinder engines

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by MacsGTO

I am doing a stock rebuild. I'm relieved that I'm not the only one with carb issues. I am dreading a 3rd rebuild. If you went the high road then I might need to as well. I had a lot of surging and some gasket leaks, then I do a rebuild and now it seems like there's no fuel getting to the carb. I can't think of any reason the linkages would be different and I pretty much need all of them. The PO just had some bent rod welded to more bent rod and all held in with clothes hangers and paper clips. It was atrocious enough that I didn't want to drive it home. Luckily I only lived about 6 miles away.

I would just buy a re-man carb, or better yet...convert to a two barrel holley. I have an adapter that adapts a two barrel carb down a to a one barrel manifold. There is a picture of my old two barrel setup in my build thread. If you convert to a two barrel you will have to fab a new linkage which would be pretty simple. Old carbs like that tend to get stuck floats and after time develop cracks which create leaks. Had this issue with mine. You can get a re-build kit at Napa for like $300 or $400 bucks(I THINK). I'll try and get you some pictures of the linkage I have. If you are interested in converting to a bigger better carb then I can help with that to. You can see info on my 292 in my build thread. T.J. Also....is your air/fuel mixture adjusted right?