Re: [Amc-list] Carb adjustments - Holley 1909 one barrel

["Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>]

I changed the oil after putting the head back on, but did not change
the fuel pump until just last week. When I changed the oil, I put in
Mobil 1 10w40. I checked it today, and the oil was looking pretty
dirty already, and it was higher than the full line (I put in 5
quarts).

Either the Mobil 1 is causing havoc with my seals, or the old fuel
pump leaked in gas that is causing issues. Anyway - it's leaking where
it did not before. And I'm hoping it was the old fuel pump that leaked
gas, not the replacement. But I didn't notice the smoke until I
swapped out the fuel pump. Then again, we had the head rebuilt, my
middle son rebuilt/cleaned the carb, we replaced the fuel pump and
fuel filter and some of the fuel line all within a few weeks of each
other. We might have had that issue, and I may not have noticed with
all the other stuff going on.

So, I'll drain and change. Not sure if I'll try Mobil 1 High Mileage
or go back to Dino oil. I'm seriously thinking dino oil for high
mileage cars. It liked dino surprise before I had the head rebuilt, I
think it would be a good choice now.

As a side note - the vacuum wipers worked fine off a line from the
intake manifold. I hooked them up to the vacuum booster on the new
fuel pump today. They need a little "push" to get 'em started. I'll
figure it out.


On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I would check the oil to make sure it's not flooded with gas from the re-manned pump (that will give you smoke as it thins the oil out) You may have a float level issue that's causing the stalling. I set timing by ear or with a vacuum gauge. Same with adjusting the carb.
>
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