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Old 05-17-2010, 09:03 PM   #24
'72customdeluxe
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Re: Edelbrock Carb?

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i have an edelbrock carb, and to be honest i dont know how to adjust it. it takes spells where it will flood and then if you get on it it will act like it is running out of gas. i took it apart and cleaned it, checked the float level and still have problems. it dosenet do it all the time it just takes spells. but when it is in a good mood it runs great. does anybody got any tips on how to adjust or rebuild one of these things? sorry i didnt mean to hijack.
edelbrocks are sensitive to pressure. On my blue truck even a new oem replacement fuel pump lead to overfilling (not a float height problem) which was fixed with a pressure regulator. Using a different accelerator pump position helped with hesitation
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