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It’s very likely that low vacuum could my my problem when it comes to running rich as I believe everything else is set properly but have no idea how much vacuum. Thank you for the help!
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Power valves richen the main circuit, so unless your idling at 2500 rpm and the boosters are flowing a power valve doesn't affect idle.
If the valve is blown or it's gasket is leaking, fuel can get sucked into the vacuum chamber that leads to the hole exposed to the intake manifold in the baseplate. That can cause a rich idle
If you open the front blades up too far the transition slot gets exposed more than it's supposed to which causes the idle to be rich. Then you wind up chasing your tail by turning the idle screws in to lean it out. All your transition fueling is gone so it stumbles and you try to bandaid it with a squirter that's too large.
You've got a decent bit of adjustment at the rear before exposing the rear transfer slot so that's why I suggest adjusting it for your idle speed. If you need pics of where the rear adjustment is let me know.
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If you open the front blades up too far the transition slot gets exposed more than it's supposed to which causes the idle to be rich. Then you wind up chasing your tail by turning the idle screws in to lean it out. All your transition fueling is gone so it stumbles and you try to bandaid it with a squirter that's too large.
You've got a decent bit of adjustment at the rear before exposing the rear transfer slot so that's why I suggest adjusting it for your idle speed. If you need pics of where the rear adjustment is let me know.
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Don't forget to lean it out one jet size for every 2000 feet in elevation you are at above sea level. Power valve should be half of idle vacuum. That plug looks like it is pretty rich.
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I've always known about the transition circuit,people jack that one up all the time,but also assumed if the power valve was opened from low vacuum it would be rich,from the times I've had holleys with blown power valves.Hmm thanks for the article and the knowledge. I'd like to see that same test run on a car with intake leak and the stop screw turned way in to try to make it idle,it still seems it would pull fuel.
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............and all it takes is one backfire to blow a PV.
If it's a Holley PV is bad/leaking, to those who dislike Q jets joking. I have a couple Fords with Holleys.
If it's a Holley PV is bad/leaking, to those who dislike Q jets joking. I have a couple Fords with Holleys.
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......and Holley remedied that a long time ago with a checkball in the baseplate. Welcome to the early 90's lol.
Of course we couldn't have a carb thread without the quadrajet being brought up. Let me see if I can remember how it goes
-tuned for your engine!
-engineers are smart!
-GM updates!
-my cousins brothers nephews former
roommate is a wiz with qjets!
-buy Don Rickles book!
All in jest of course
Of course we couldn't have a carb thread without the quadrajet being brought up. Let me see if I can remember how it goes
-tuned for your engine!
-engineers are smart!
-GM updates!
-my cousins brothers nephews former
roommate is a wiz with qjets!
-buy Don Rickles book!
All in jest of course
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Matt, I appreciate that article, I think you are the one that brought it up. I'll say it again, study, I have several holly books, and forums like this are a HUGE help.
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Glad to help and i couldnt agree more on the studying part. There's free downloads here for anyone interested
Free Carburetor Repair Manuals
Look under Holley 2300 and Holley 4150/4160
Some of the info is the same in both. The Holley 2300 is in color though and the circuit diagrams where it breaks down the which is air/fuel/mixture of both is helpful to a visual learner like I am.
Its a 1959 manual so there are a few differences (like the idle bypass adjusting screw in the pic is posted earlier) but for the most part they're the same as today's Holley
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Wouldn't your cousins brother also be your cousin?......and Holley remedied that a long time ago with a checkball in the baseplate. Welcome to the early 90's lol.
Of course we couldn't have a carb thread without the quadrajet being brought up. Let me see if I can remember how it goes
-tuned for your engine!
-engineers are smart!
-GM updates!
-my cousins brothers nephews former
roommate is a wiz with qjets!
-buy Don Rickles book!
All in jest of course
