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

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Bruce Griffis wrote:

> 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.

It seems unlikely that you'd have a whole quart of gasoline in the 
crankcase from a flawed fuel pump. It would stink to all hell on the 
dipstick, for one, and be very watery.

Far more likely is like Jim said, stuck float, or carb issue that is 
flooding it. Solve that, then worry about other things.

> 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.

Eh, I wouldn't do this until you ID the problem, at least. Even if the 
Mobil 1 is causing a problem (loosened crud) it wouldn't (1) manifest in 
flooding and (2) loosen crud this fast!


> 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.

My Classic wagon has vacuum wipers, and I've not had a booster pump for 
well over a decade of driving. It requires skill and luck, but it works. 
They stop going up hills though, which still amuses me (OK I'm an idiot).

The AMerican has the booster pump, and it seems so aerospace-advanced to 
have wipers that work all the time!


PS: My Classic has fuel injection and vacuum wipers! How's that for 
anachronism!
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