Just picked up my 79.. new motor, still gaining compression.. but it will not start.. its keeps flooding like crazy.. tryed jumping, tryed roll start.. that almost got it but still no.. is there any way i can restrict flow to the carb? cn i pinch the fuel line before it goes into the carb? plz help me soon! thanks

Tyler

 

Go find a fuel pressure regulator, until you fix your carb. It seems like your gaskets might be shot.

 

engine is perfect.. i will try and pull the bottom plugs and crank for a few seconds.. clean the plugs and see what i can do.. just found out that clamping the fuel line will empty the float bowls.. soo we will see.. ill keep ya posted! thanks

 

just pick up a fuel pressure regulator. mine is holley brand. however these seem to crap out after a while due to the low fuel pressure these motors need. so check the pressure every once in a while because by crap out, i mean that it could could lean out the motor.

--eric

 

ok the motor was "gas washed" the whole exhaust was full of gas and leaking out the muffler.. i hope that the fuel regulator will help a bit... isnt there one we can buy that will work with our carbs a bit better? around 3-4psi actually? do u think the stock pump would cause this at all too? or maybe a new upgrade would be better?

 

One of my carbs does this every once in a while - I could never figure it out and it doesn't happen regularly. Both carbs are regulated at 4.5psi. but only one exhaust tube drips gas on the ground (flux-core migs don't make good exhaust seams). More than just a float bowl full of gas ends up wasted so I'd like to know what is happening.

 

I think you have misdiagnosed the problem, bcty.

But whatever. The engine is new, and still under warrantee, right? Why mess with the warrantee and screw yourself?? - call the shop that built the engine, and calmly tell them what happens when you turn the key. I'd say you need to do what they tell you to do, since it's their warrantee that applies here!

This is business, and you need to cover your ***, eh.