Go figure:
With that rocket science fif of; Vise grips on the fuel line.
LOFL
RK
PS
You made my day!
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> On Sep 11, 8:52 pm, "billybucks...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <billybucks...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Sep 11, 5:49 pm, PeterD <pet...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:02:51 -0000, "billybucks...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > <billybucks...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > >ok somebody explain this. after i replaced the carb, manifold, fuel
>> > >pump, coil, exhaust, and several other parts that probably needed to
>> > >be replaced anyways, i still had the same flooding, stalling
problem.
>> > >Just now i put a pair of vice grips on the fuel line, starved it for
>> > >fuel and the black smoke, blue smoke and stalling went away. go
>> > >figure. before i put a fuel pressure regulator on it can someone
>> > >explain why the fuel pump would flood the carburetor so bad it would
>> > >stall the truck out.
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>> > Bad needle valve/float sticking. Not uncommon a problem either.
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>> > >the mufflers and cat. converter were so packed
>> > >full of carbon they would barely flow exhaust. keep in mind, i had
>> > >this problem with my original fuel pump and quadrajet. very strange.
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>> > Have you checked the fuel pressure at the carb? What is it?
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>> i haven't checked it yet, i have to find a gauge first, but i'm
>> willing to bet its way higher than its supposed to be considering how
>> much better it runs once i restrict the gas flow. i will try to borrow
>> a gauge tomorrow.
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> FIXED IT!!! It was a clogged exhaust! go figure!
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