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Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas"
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You said Pungent, but I think Acrid may be a better term.
Before I changed my carb, and later my distributor, being around my exhaust gas would bring tears to your eyes....and they weren't happy tears. When I bought my truck, it had an Edelbrock 1405...jetted for performance. Mileage was terrible and the truck ran rich...which caused the acrid, eye-burning odor. So, I changed to an Edlebrock 1901 (Q-jet). The engine ran so much leaner and hotter that I had to put a heat shield on the starter solenoid. This one item got rid of that eye-watering smell. I had also had a problem with plugs that became gas-fouled. It was better with the new carb but changing the HEI out ,for an Accel reman unit, really stopped the problem with the plugs. But, I think your carb is running too rich, and that is why you complained.
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