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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: stierney11 on May 26, 2021, 04:44:33 PM

Title: Carb issues
Post by: stierney11 on May 26, 2021, 04:44:33 PM: Alright I have a 82 bahner with a 454 .30 over and mild cam . Took the carb over and had it set up and got the motor running no problem and got the idle set and the boat sat for a month and now I’m having issues again with the carb I’ve kinda gone as far as I can with it and I’m looking for help or a shop I can bring it to I’m located in Costa Mesa and I know it’s the busy season and I’m not going out this weekend just need some help and wanna get on the water this year

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Title: Re: Carb issues
Post by: TrollerDave on May 26, 2021, 07:01:13 PM: Quote from: stierney11 on May 26, 2021, 04:44:33 PM
Alright I have a 82 bahner with a 454 .30 over and mild cam . Took the carb over and had it set up and got the motor running no problem and got the idle set and the boat sat for a month and now I’m having issues again with the carb I’ve kinda gone as far as I can with it and I’m looking for help or a shop I can bring it to I’m located in Costa Mesa and I know it’s the busy season and I’m not going out this weekend just need some help and wanna get on the water this year

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Over here in Ontario, off the 60 at Grove, there are 2 shops, Performance Carbs and the Carb Shop.
What kind of problems are you having?

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Title: Re: Carb issues
Post by: stierney11 on May 26, 2021, 07:37:02 PM: Well the 2nd bowl no matter where I set the float I still have fuel coming out the carb is a Holley 4 barrel 4150 and I just to the carb off to check the float to make sure it wasn’t full of fuel and the float seems to be working

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Title: Re: Carb issues
Post by: stierney11 on May 27, 2021, 03:12:54 PM: Found one bowls float full of fuel think I found my issue ordered up 2 more should be here next week

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Title: Re: Carb issues
Post by: TrollerDave on May 27, 2021, 08:11:34 PM: Quote from: stierney11 on May 27, 2021, 03:12:54 PM
Found one bowls float full of fuel think I found my issue ordered up 2 more should be here next week

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Awesome. Hope that solves the problem.

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