Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: mileage
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Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: mileage

My car does the same thing after sitting, ya have to pump the shit out of it. I did get a new carter carb with the car, but I just used it on the 50 dodge , so I'll keep my fingers crossed. As far as mileage goes mine is for crap also. I have had people tell me it is because of the weight, and thats why they put fairly large tanks in them. My son figured the gas thing out as he was driving the Grem instead of his f150 with a  5.0 thinking it would be cheaper. Said it was a lot cooler ,but not cheaper.  Paul in Det

Hal <strlcuckoo_46@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
had a similar starting problem with the Spirit I just
bought and it was due to a crack in one of the rubber
gas lines by the tank allowing the gas to siphon back
to the tank and then need extra crankiing to get the
line filled, but extra pumps weren't needed(2~3)

--- Hal <strlcuckoo_46@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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 -
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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