Need Tips on How to "Rough In" a New Side Hung Float
I had the float in the primary bowl of my Holley carburetor fill up with gas, causing the carb to flood.
After installing the new float, I would like to be able to "rough it in" prior to re-attaching the float bowl
and running the engine for a final adjustment.
I don't have a Holley Renew Kit, which is supposed to have a cardboard gauge inside for making the
float adjustment. I read on a muscle-car site that you can do it as follows:
1) Invert the fuel bowl and adjust the side-hung float to a specific distance between the top of the float and the roof of the bowl
2) The primary float can be adjusted to achieve a 7/64" gap between the toe of the float (the portion of the float farthest from the pivot point) and the bowl roof.
3) You can use a 7/64" drill bit as the gauge.
The carburetor is GM #3849804 for a 327/365 hp 1964-'65 Corvette (#2818)
Am I on the right track? Any other tips would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Russ Trotter
NCRS #15044
After installing the new float, I would like to be able to "rough it in" prior to re-attaching the float bowl
and running the engine for a final adjustment.
I don't have a Holley Renew Kit, which is supposed to have a cardboard gauge inside for making the
float adjustment. I read on a muscle-car site that you can do it as follows:
1) Invert the fuel bowl and adjust the side-hung float to a specific distance between the top of the float and the roof of the bowl
2) The primary float can be adjusted to achieve a 7/64" gap between the toe of the float (the portion of the float farthest from the pivot point) and the bowl roof.
3) You can use a 7/64" drill bit as the gauge.
The carburetor is GM #3849804 for a 327/365 hp 1964-'65 Corvette (#2818)
Am I on the right track? Any other tips would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Russ Trotter
NCRS #15044
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