You are correct Matt, the power valve was siezed in its cylinder. It was tricky getting it out of there..long story short I freed it up and now the car runs great. thanks to all. On August 16, 2005 Matt Haas wrote: > There's no adjustment on the 1931. There are a pair of springs to open it > and it's closed by vacuum. The TSM describes how it works (FWIW, that's > usually a good section to read before tearing into a carburetor). > > Matt > > At 10:13 AM 8/16/2005 -0400, you wrote: > >Sounds like a metering rod. It shouldn't be seated in the jet. The rod > >should either be tapered or stepped. The rod moves up and down into the > >hole to change the effective size of the jet. Sounds like yours is closing > >the jet off, or making it to small at the wrong time. The rebuild > >instructions should have had an adjustment guide for this part. If you > >can't find it I'll take a look at a TSM, but will need to know the year > >and model the carb came off of. > > > >On August 16, 2005 Rusty Quarterstaff wrote: > > > > > Hi folks, does anyone have knowledge of the holley model 1931 carb? I > > put a rebuild kit in mine last night and everything went smooth but now > > the car jumps off the line then kinda bogs or starves for gas. one thing > > that that I did do that could be wrong is when replaceing the accelerator > > pump diaphram, I noticed on the metering block a rod and spring that > > pointed into a hole that the main jet entered. THe rod looked like it > > was supposed to seat into that hole so I pressed the assembly down > > further until it did seat..now the car runs like crap. What does that > > part do? is it supposed to be seated? the main jet was a 55 if that > > matters. thanks for any input. > > > > > > ============================================================= > > > Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist > > > > > >============================================================= > >Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist > > mhaas@xxxxxxx > Cincinnati, OH > http://www.mattsoldcars.com > 1967 Rambler American wagon > 1968 Rambler American sedan > =============================================================== > According to a February survey of Internet holdouts released by > UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite > not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online. ============================================================= Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist