'66 Fury I
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Went on an all day cruise yesterday. The Fury had been working beautifully, but when I stopped to pick up my daughter and grandkids, it stalled. I had good spark, but I smelled fuel, so foot to the floor and it started with a bit of cranking. The idle seemed slow and rough. so I twisted the screw and it smoothed up quite well at a little higher RPM. Starting was "Foot-to-the-Floor" all day and flooding got worse. By the time I got home, the engine would not idle. Thankfully it has a manual trans, so it was easier to keep the revs up. This morning I checked the oil, the level is normal and no fuel odor on the stick, good news! I removed the T-Q and put it on the workbench.
When I disconnected the fuel line at the carb, not even one drop of fuel spilled! When I removed the air horn, the fuel level seemed normal on both sides. When I lifted the float bowl off the throttle plate, there was fuel in the wells where the (infamous) jet wells sit.
After cleaning and drying, I sat the float bowl on the throttle plate and, using a dropper, filled the jet wells with fuel. After sitting, while I found T-Q parts, there was no leak from the jet wells. Both (brass) floats sound empty. Both square rings appear good. Both needles and seats appear good. Before disassembly, the floats were adjusted to between one and one and one sixteenth inches.
I have already installed new needles and seats and will install new square rings on reassembly. Both floats have been adjusted to one and one sixteenth inches.
The carb is #6322S and was on a 440 Road Runner before I got it. I have been using it successfully for several years.
I am guessing that the trouble was with the needle and seat. Wear? hardened rubber? Dirt? What else should I check or do?
Thanks for listening and sorry to be so long-winded! Lindsay
When I disconnected the fuel line at the carb, not even one drop of fuel spilled! When I removed the air horn, the fuel level seemed normal on both sides. When I lifted the float bowl off the throttle plate, there was fuel in the wells where the (infamous) jet wells sit.
After cleaning and drying, I sat the float bowl on the throttle plate and, using a dropper, filled the jet wells with fuel. After sitting, while I found T-Q parts, there was no leak from the jet wells. Both (brass) floats sound empty. Both square rings appear good. Both needles and seats appear good. Before disassembly, the floats were adjusted to between one and one and one sixteenth inches.
I have already installed new needles and seats and will install new square rings on reassembly. Both floats have been adjusted to one and one sixteenth inches.
The carb is #6322S and was on a 440 Road Runner before I got it. I have been using it successfully for several years.
I am guessing that the trouble was with the needle and seat. Wear? hardened rubber? Dirt? What else should I check or do?
Thanks for listening and sorry to be so long-winded! Lindsay