Why do I have high fuel pressure...

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by steve meltzer

Glad to hear i'm on the right track...but, the carb is off so I might as well do the gaskets as well as the needle/seat. Good experience in any event. thanx again. steve

OK, if you don't have a 5/32 (I think it's 5/32) clutch head bit, stop off at your local auto parts store and pick one up. You need that on the secondary side. I have the Holley tool for doing that, but it's just an overpriced screwdriver with a clutch head bit on the end.

[steve meltzer]

i seem to have lost my 5/32 clutch head bit, but found a small screwdriver that works fine
(heresy, I know) s

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by steve meltzer

i seem to have lost my 5/32 clutch head bit, but found a small screwdriver that works fine
(heresy, I know) s

If you can wiggle it in, then it will do. I think the only reason Holley chose a clutch head for the six secondary screws was so that they could sell a $20 screwdriver to stupid people like me.

[patrickt]

You might as well rebuild the primary side, since you have the kit and carb sitting there on your dining room table.... If you haven't cleaned off your metering block in a few years you might be surprised at what the ethanol in the fuel does to the Holley coating. I've written a zillion posts on clogged air bleeds and here's a perfect shot of the crap that's in there that clogs them up. Yes, Ellie's butt in the background there is cleaner than that metering block. Just use carb cleaner, a toothbrush, and compressed air and it'll be almost as good as new. If it is horrifically bad, just buy a new metering block.

[steve meltzer]

I came to the same conclusion and the carb is ready for the reinstall. Blew out all passages with compressed air, new needle/seats, gaskets and new power valve. Floats set to horizontal with bowl upside down. thanx...more later. s

[1795]

Steve,

I have been following this thread from the start. Patrick is a great resource (don't let him know that I said that) and it is nice to see how much you have learned and are progressing. Can't wait for the post that says "She is running like a champ!"

[steve meltzer]

Yep and this isn't the first (nor probably the last) time Patrick has rescued my sorry glutes!
Set the carb in the turkey pan this PM, but didn't have time to plumb all of the stuff....gotta walk the mutts, don't you know! Thanx for your interest. More later. s