Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: mileage

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It is obvious to me that if you only drive it back and forth to school
and it doesn't warm up and everything is new and adjusted properly that
this is the problem. The choke doesn't open all the way and it is
running rich. Take it for an hour drive and then check the mileage. Then
you will get a more realistic mileage number. Wiring the choke open is
not the answer. It should start with 2 pumps. The choke might be out of
adjustment if you have to pump it that many times. Also look down the
carb and see if with each pump of the throttle gas is shooting in the
carb. If not maybe the accelerator pump is bad or the gas bleeds back
out of the carb. How often do you drive the car? The gas in my Chevies
carb evaporates and it needs to be cranked an extra bit to get the carb
filled up after sitting for a week or two but I still only pump it
twice.
"Doc"



 
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• From: "Charles Burch" <warlocke@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 00:46:56 -0600

ill check all the lines this week when i get back from southern missouri as i need to jack it up anyways to check my brakes. but i am leaking differintional fluid i need to replace the front pinion seal but dont know how to go about doing it. and i believe it is a little black at the end of the muffler, is that to rich?? cause it sounds about right when i adjusted it. thanks for all that input but im in missouri which is were a normal carb should be lol.

i do however drive it mainly to school and back which its just warming up when i get to school. so the choke might be closed, dad said to check that and if it is try to wire it open. would this help?? and here in the mornings its been 30-40 degrees and its hard to get the damn thing to start, i have to pump the gas like 50 times to get it to start lol. anyone else have this problem?? could i have a leak thats draining the gas from the line when it sits? once its ran for a bit i can start it the rest of the day no prob but i think its just cause its cold. i could be wrong tho. as far as i can tell its the stock lines lol so i guess it could of rusted thro.  but when i filled today i got 8.27 mpg

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From: Jerry

To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 9:57 PM

Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: mileage

--- "Charles Burch" <warlocke@...> wrote:
>
> all are 14" back are 215 and front are 205 i think and i got a
rebuilt 2bbl carb


  Carburetors are a bad sticking point with Gremlins, they can ( and
do ) go bad in a heartbeat. I've had nothing but trouble with the 2-
bbl carbs on my '74-78 Gremlins, they work fine, then suddenly it's
Niagra falls coming out a seam or something. I had one POUR out the
front, near the accelerator pump piston linkage on my '74 with auto
trans, then the next day, it was fine, no leaks. I couldnt' figure
it out. I wound up replacing it with another carb off a '72 Gremlin,
which it still is using.
  Gas mileage? I got , in my '74 with auto trans, about 17-20
normally, with a downhill thru Ohio to West Virginia of about 24 mpg
once. But usually over 15, you definitely have a gas leakage problem
somewhere if you are getting 7-10 only. Gas tank or tank filler neck
hose leaking? Rubber gas lines underneath all ok? Check the rubber
lines at the tank. Carb shouldn't be that bad, but maybe it has the
wrong jets. Is your exhaust pipe black on the inside out back? could
be a wrongly jetted carb. Are you near sea level, or in mountain
area? A "normal" carb at sea level will run rich at elevation, I
think, due to less air. If you ordered a reman carb, and are in the
mountains, you may have a carb jetted for "thicker air". Something
to check for. Doubt a parts chain will have a database for that type
of thing. Hope this has helped somewhat. - Jerry in Virginia -

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