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Old 05-08-2017, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Shootnride View Post
I had one Holley that had a slightly warped metering block. This can be checked on a surface plate or with a precision straight edge and feeler gauges. A friend of mine that does a lot of work on Holleys said that this is a fairly common problem, so it may be worth checking.

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