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first sentence should have read "you know what Six? " Paul

You what SIX? You may be right after all. That small nozzle had about an inch of hose on the end of it and I initially thought nothing of it figuring it was just the remnant of a broken piece of hose. BUT after further inspection the one inch remnant (and I can supply a picture if anyone is...

CB; I don't know how long they've been unplugged. My next step is to put the car away for the winter (this stuff will make you crazy if you don't step away) and then in the spring try the propane gas method they posted on you tube. Anyone successfully use propane gas to find vacuum leak? Paul

six; the hose and the nozzle on the tree are of 2 very different sizes. Paul

Six; I was hoping that was the case but the small nozzle and the hose are of vary different diameters. Paul

CB; I'll cap the small nozzle on the vacuum tree but plugging the hose doesn't make sense cause it is going to the vacuum source not coming from the vacuum source. I can't see where the vacuum source is for that hose. Paul

I switched from thinking the intermittent rough idle on my 75 New Yorker (440 engine) was due to carburetor problems to thinking it was due to vacuum problems. I found 2 possible sources of vacuum leaks. The first pictures show the vacuum tree at the back of the engine where the power brake...

ok CB thanks for the advice. I put the car away for the winter so I've got time to think about it. The car did have a very smooth idle at one time (almost like fuel injection) so I'll do my best to get this back. Paul

After removing the catalytic convertor the car (1975 New Yorker, 440 engine, Holey 4175 spread bore) runs a whole lot better but still not as good as I like. The problem is an erratic (not smooth idle); sometimes surging sometimes chugging. I was thinking carburetor issues (sticky needle and...

John; that's not the same Holley I have on my car. Mine is the Holley 0-9895 that is sold by Holley Performance for $899.99 on E-Bay. Paul

lemon; I don't understand the price difference between the Holley and the Edlebrock (almost $500). Do you understand this price difference? Paul

Thanks CB; I don't see any fuel leaking from the accelerator pump but maybe its worth changing the diaphram just the same. Do you have the part number for this diaphram handy? Paul

CB; no real issue with the Holley. The reason I was interested in Edlebrock is I was watching Mortske on youtube and he had a 1972 Monte ca CB ; no real issue with the Holley. I w CB; no real issue with the Holley. Reason I was interested in Edlebrock is that I was wathing CB; no real issue...

Currently running Holley 4175 spread bore on 1975 440 engine. Thinking of switching to Edlebrock AVS2 1406. Mortske on You tube speaks highly of Edlebrock but my mechanic doesn't like them (claims they are bad in cold weather). Thing is the AVS2 is around %500-$ 700 cheaper than the Holley. Why...

4; my side of the story; I've seen these symptoms before in my 1986 Caprice and that's a fact not a feeling. It turned out to be the catalytic convertor. So this is a "where have I seen this before" story. I really believe there is no substitution for experience. So my race car driving neighbor...