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    Holley carb talk.

    MACKAZ replied to MACKAZ's topic in Tech Talk

    Tbh I won't know until I pull it down. I know a 600 works as some superstock guys were using them in the early 2000s. It did actually idle by itself dribble feeding it, but difficult to run it any longer than 10 seconds. Carbs been on shelf at Dad's for 10 years at least. Date stamp comes back as '99 as date of manufacture.
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    So, I have a 600 vacuum secondary Holley on my 4.0l Falcon motor. As expected it over fuels like a bastard. This carb is traditionally fitted to a V8 and jetted to suit from 4.9-5.7 litre engines. Anyone out there have any idea on what jets I should try as a base?
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    Dribble feed did the job. Had a small fire. Had a lol. Started first pop. It runs good. Time to pull it out and put it in the corner.
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    Had another go. Still no joy. Now petrol is leaking out of the pump diaphragm and floats are stuck. Checked pump specs and it seems its nominal rating is compatible with the Holley. Ordered a rebuild kit from Proparts. Strip and rebuild when this arrives. I might have a go at dribble feeding it if Old boy visits today. I will get it to work, it isn't going to beat me
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    I like it. A LOT
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    Back together, rerouted plug leads so they're a bit tidier. I'll have a look around and get some plug lead holders. Got a couple of of vacuum ports to block off. But yeah, fingers crossed it fires up on Saturday
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    Oh dear. Sorry no go from me. Completely slipped my mind. Will need to be next month, and I will still be trussed up on that day.
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    Yeah keen, date dependant due to impending surgery....
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    Aaaaand intakes off again. I thought I had ballsed the timing up. Old boy was around and checked it, sure enough. His evaluation it's got a ton of spark, plenty of compression, oil smells good. Now timings right it's going to run. Unfortunately I broke a chunk out of the gasket. I'll order one tomorrow and have another go. I'll need to fix a couple of vacuum leaks as well.
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    Fuel banjo arrived this afternoon. Went to ENZED and bought a 1/4bsp to 1/8th nylon tube compression fitting. Got home fitted banjo, rigged up a mechanical oil pressure gauge and made a dodgy bracket to hang it off one of the manifold heating pipe bolts. Dug out the fuel pump, found some hose. Aaaaand that's it until the weekend.....
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    Draw file draw file Oops forgot after on Holley side. Oh well. Found some super thick gasket paper and chopped out gaskets. It's all buttoned up... Fuel banjo, modify coil lead and hopefully fire it up
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    Tonight removed intake, found TDC Number 1. Removed dizzy, spun rotor around to an accessible number 1 position. Determined rotor direction plug leads into cap and fed them through holes in intake. 1,5,3,6,4,2. Mounted coil and wired dizzy to it. Tomorrow nights mission is to make some gaskets for riser and intake. Getting close. Plugged up the vacuum ports on manifold. Still waiting on banjo. Also finessed dipstick bracket to fit
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    Dad's been round and after inspection said to run new cog as original is stuffed... Turn cog upside down and fit onto shaft. Now matches with original jackshaft position Bore new hole... Fit roll pin. Ready to go.... In position. It is known that on some of these you need to have dizzy in place before manifold is on. Its not a stockcar motor which have a tenancy to snap the rotor tag off so this is of no concern.... NO more computer saying 6000rpm is too much. No more injection saying Nope. My old EL 4.0l in stockcar used to run 8000rpm all raceday. Did that for 3 years until catastrophic failure
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    Started the distributor mod. First is remove jackshaft cog Next is remove distributor cog What's SUPPOSED to happen now is jackshaft cog goes onto distributor shaft upside down, but that's a negatory. Dad's only struck it once before, and cog requires a quick spin in a lathe. To be continued
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    Had a scout around town after work in torrential rain to try find a banjo. Nothing available. Ordered one from Proparts. As a side sharn after engine/box combo bought for the astronomical price of $50, I detached auto and tried to sell it. For $20. No takers. Stripped it, the silly manifold (and a couple of random ally bits out of the shed) I took it to the scrappy and got $48 (and an AU dipstick out of a wreck there) for that. An Intech 4.0l core engine for $2.... Punishment will be copious. Price for bolt ons Manifold $30 +$20 for @bigfoot Dizzy $192 Leads $90ish Coil $90ish Riser/adapter $37 Carb $Free Carb banjo $45. Fuel pump $yet to be purchased have one in shed that may do job. I don't think I'm going to use turbo, too spendy to set up. If this one is no good everything can be used on any 3.9/4.0l. Ill document the distributor modification when I do it
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    Last bits of the puzzle, or so I thought. Holley missing the bloody fuel inlet fitting. I'm now ratting through RKAs 3 yearly toolbox clean out bucket..... Edit. Nothing in the bucket. Looks like I'll be scrounging around at work/try hydraulic shops...
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    I'll do 2 or 3 either side. I'll have a better idea once engines out and I get the area cleaned up. Is there any "rule of thumb" methodology that I should be including?
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    @cletus am I going down the right path? Have no exact dimensions and it's massively out of scale but materials listed are what I intended to use.
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    I am in awe of your skills, Sir. As you were.....
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    Another piece of the puzzle arrived this morning, fresh from the West Island. Next up is coil and leads, time it up, fire it up.
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    Old mate @ruff kunt automotive aka RKA tigged it together today. Needs some minor cleaning up but I'm stoked with the result
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    Two sides cut, two to go. Pretty much how I imagined it. At least this way if the Holley too big I haven't totaled the manifold
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    Steam cleaned manifold and its come up good, too good. Looks out of place. Went to one of our companies truck body builders and asked to raid his scrap bin. Acquired a nice piece of 8mm plate and cut bottom and top plates out. Raided works scrap pile for some 3mm plate and tried to cut it into strips. Failed miserably. So bought a half length of 75x3mm. This will be cut into sections to make the riser.
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    Thanks to @bigfootand Sally a great night was had by all. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks.
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    Prospect Sean has registered an interest in attending. He is the owner of a certain blue crown wagon that has been part of OS for many many years
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