have you readjusted your method of reading the odometer to compesnate for those over size tires in back? It will not make a huge difference but some. you need the choke when it is cold but if it is sticking then that could be a minor problem. Not a fan of those 2bbl carbs which is one of the reasons I'm running a 360cfm 4bbl. I had to rebiuld or replace my 2bbl every year it seemed and rebuilds cost about $290/$350 out of California. --- Charles Burch <warlocke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > ----- Original Message ----- > 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 - > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS Automotive maintenance Automotive > radiators > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "BaadAssGremlins" on the > web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to: > BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/