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Old 09-19-2010, 06:39 AM
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This one is a little more tricky than some of the Weber stuff I have sorted out in the past. I have checked and rechecked the float level. It is 24.5 mm from the tang to the top of the carb body without that e gasket and the float is around 5mm out of the carb body at that point. I think that is pretty close. My fuel pressure is just over 2lbs. Sounds good, right?

When it is cool and just warming up, everything is good but after tuning for a few hours there is a lot of heat built up in the engine and the carbs and my fuel is boiling in the boils. The gas is running out of the auxiliary venturi with some enthusiasm! Not good. I can turn the pressure done to 1lb and it still floods on two of the carbs, one more than the other but still.

Any thoughts? (and going to a 4 barrel or fuel injection doesn't count)

Could the brass float get so hot that the air inside would be lighter, requiring even lower fuel pressure and raise the float level to the point that the fuel just rushes in?
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First off I would check: Are the extra thick carb gaskets (between manifold and carb)?

It has been discussed earlier, and this seems like a very good solution. I use 2 x standard gaskets after boiling gasoline after the engine was shut dow.
(Sure boiled when running as well, but I never saw this.) In this way the carbs are better insulated from the inlet manifold.

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Dean:
On the 427 FE, because the Carb mountings are angled at 10 degrees it causes issues that are not inherent in a SB application. Specifically when the carb is tilted towards engine centerline 10 degrees, the opening from the main well to the auxilliary venturi is lowered (compared to being mounted vertically)causing the fuel to drip, because the fuel (although level in the float chamber) is now higher towards the inside and lower towards the outside (of the bowl). Although it is possible that you have a couple of marginally acceptable fuel valves (needle/seat) I would continue to incrementally lower the float level until the dripping stops. The heat soak can be significantly reduced with the .100 thick gaskets available from various sources.

PS: With the carb top removed immediately after this happens remove the main jet assembly and see if you can visualise the fuel passage that connects from the Auxillary venturi to the jet assy. The fuel level in the well will need to be right at the bottom of this opening (after adjusting the float level) to prevent it from it drippping and to allow the mains system to transition without hesitancy. Clear as mud?
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I was hoping you guys were around today. You gotta love these Weber's! I was checking my calibration tools and I noticed that they were a little off. The float is, in fact set a little high.

Next question.

My fuel pressure seems to raise at idle, past the range of the regulator like to 5 or 6 psi. It is a mechanical pump and I was wondering if the pulses from the mechanical pump could somehow "trick" the regulator. It is also possible that the gauge is messed up. I have 3 different gauges and I have no faith in any of them.
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if the fuel is pump gas that stuff is not designed for what you are doing. change the fuel.......something with a higher boiling point, i don't know if av gas would help, race gas is $$$$

insulate everything possible, fuel lines, 2x gaskets, etc.

get cool air into the engine bay, maybe some of those fancy hood vents.

sounds like you are trying to tune around a heat/fuel related problem.

i have no weber experience and this information is worth what you paid for it.....

how bout some pics just for trying?
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Dean: Mine is stable at 2.5 from start, using Carter street rated (6#??) mechanical pump. If you have a fuel valve (Needle/seat) that is not sealing well when cold, (and alot of them have been faulted) then heat buildup may have some influece on it and cause it to seal better when warmed up?(?) The FE is going to be hotter under the hood, insulate the bases with the thicker gaskets and tune around the heat, no real viable way to eliminate it (?). I'd try getting the float level thing and dripping fuel issue resolved and you may find that will cure the other at the same time.
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Vector, thanks for the tips. Here's a shot of the problem child!





Well, I checked the floats and they are correct now. I was sure I fixed it. The "tang" on the float was not level with the needle and seat. Due to the angle of the tang I thought it might not be closing all the way. Put it all back together, still leaking. I took it back apart, switch the needle and seat with the one next to it and it seems to be working as I adjusted the pressure back up to 2.5 -3 lbs.

I get what you are saying about the heat. I am going to order some more gaskets along with the Jaycee needle and seat assemblies. They are good to 9lbs!

Hell, I haven't even had a chance to do much with the jetting yet but that will come.
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The newer weber needle valves are junk with a large proportion leaking out of the package. You need to put a vacuum gage on them and go through a bunch to get a good set. I custom made some in order to get acceptable sealing, large enough flow size and light enough balls. Your high fuel pressure at idle will also probably be a problem.
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very nice!!!!!

take your time........

since the fuel level sounds so sensitive maybe you could hook something up to put pressure on the fuel system without running the engine and then checking the level.

good luck

extra insulation might help with vibration if that could be a problem...
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Well, it's all about the pressure. If the pressure is below 3, no leaks. Why in the f!@# is the pressure climbing! I have the Holley LOW pressure regulator! I am just about out of time. I'm leaving for Run and Gun Tuesday morning. Do I switch to an electric pump? Should I switch regulars? What are the other choices for a regulator? How about a return line?
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i vote for the return line, regulator can't maintain the differential between the two sides.......if that makes sense. plumb a quick line for a check.
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I switched to an electric pump. It worked for a few minutes then right back to 6psi, washing down those new cylinders!

I have a 3 psi bypass regulator that I might put after the carbs and run that back to the tank. That HAS to work, right? If the first regulator falters, then the bypass should bleed off any build up at the carbs.

What regulator are you Weber guys running?
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I can't see what you have between the carbs as a fuel line. It looks to be metal??? I know fuel expands when it gets hot. If you are filling hot metal tube with fuel after the regulator is it possible that it is expanding, raising pressure & over filling the carbs?
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Hey Hyde, how have you been my friend?

The lines on the car are the cloth classic lines from Russell. I can try the return line tomorrow. I think I have enough parts in the garage for that.
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Good, Thanks. Hope all is well there!

When I changed my Y-Manifold to incorporate the fuel log it cooked my fuel. It didn't effect my pressure reading but wouldn't idle for $#&@ when it got warm. I slotted the uprights eliminating some of the heat crossover. I don't know if heat has anything to do with your problem but sounds like you have been going down the list eliminating possibilities. Also seems to make sense that pressure difference may happen after regulator. I also run a mechanical pump with a regulator but on a much smaller powerplant.
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i run an efi fuel pump with regulator and return on a carb and have no problems maintaining 6-7psi, same principle as yours i would imagine. return line, return line, return line. plus the fuel will stay cooler running back to the tank rather then sitting in the engine compartment if that is where the regulator is located. i'm using a generic spring style regulator btw, they usually have a bypass port located on the body somewhere.

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I would love to be ready just once! It's always like this for some reason. Anyway, I found a shop that has a new regulator. I'm going to switch it out just to be sure. I am also running a return line to the tank with a bypass regulator after the carbs to relieve any spike in pressure that might occurr.

The crappy thing is even if I get this issue resolved, I still need to fine tune the jetting! Oh well, I leave tomorrow at 8 am so I have today and tonight. Sleep is over rated.
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Good luck dean the return should help keep fresh low temp fuel fed to the beast,I only wish I had a few things to do like you .... have fun my freind
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Dean,

Are these NEW 48IDA's or old ones? I ask because itsonlymoney and I ran into this when they first started making the new ones.

God I have to think back its been 5 years. The new 48's use a push in pump jet instead of the screw in type that I had in the older style.

On 289's without the 10deg this doesn't cause a problem but the newer ones the little BB they use inside the squirter doesn't always seat properly because they use a flat piece of brass with a hole in it. Think of those games that drove us nuts as kids where you try to get the bb in the little hole of cardboard. Well it doesn't always go in the hold and that means that you don't shut off the fuel and sometimes a drip down the cylinder sometimes a stream.

The solution was david took the thing apart and used a small drill bit to just barely ream a little bit of a dish to the base so the ball always seated over the hole...problem solved. It almost sounds like what you are having...it will drive you NUTS! and took forever to figure out what was causing it because it does lead you to believe that you have either too much pressure or the floats are too high and they are leaking.

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