David Mac Posted May 12, 2009 Report Posted May 12, 2009 Well, I need some of the expert advice offered here. I have a pair of carter/weber 2bbl's on my engine. The engine has been runnung for sometime now but the car itself is not quite roadworthy. So all i have done was start and run the car for short periods. Last week I went to start the car and it ran very rough. I thoought maybe let it warm up more when I noticed gas dripping out of the rear carb. I stopped the motor and removed the air cleaner and both venturi had about an inch of gas in them and they where both still dripping gas in the venturi. I opened the throttle and everything stopped. I checked for anything loose but nothing. I started it again, the same thing, then I noticed gas dripping out of the tail pipe. I don't know much about the inner workings of carbs, so i email Tom Langdon, still no reply. So can anyone offer some advice or suggestions? Thanks. David mac Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 12, 2009 Report Posted May 12, 2009 you have a piece of trash between the needle and seat of the carb inlet OR you have a float with a pin hole full of gas that is not rising and shutting of the fuel..DO correct this situation..the exhaust could get a good size explosion resulting in damage...disable the ignition and pull the plugs..turn over the engine with a rag over the plug holes to prevent fuel spray..let the cylinder air out..you may have splash fouled the plugs and will need clean also...do get a UNISYNC tool to balance your carb linkage for smooth run and even acceleration... Quote
Don Coatney Posted May 12, 2009 Report Posted May 12, 2009 Follow the good advice that Tim Adams gave you. Please post what the engineer Tom Langdon has to say about this problem if he ever responds. Quote
David Mac Posted May 13, 2009 Author Report Posted May 13, 2009 Thanks Tim & Don: I will follow Tims good advice and as of this morning no word out of Tom. I will not call him for advice as the last time I called he blew me off without even an attempt to help me. I will let you know what I find. Thanks again David Mac Quote
BeBop138 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 Putting Tom aside for the moment what is the general feeling on how well the CW`s work? How many guys on this forum are using them and are you happy with them. I bought a set to put on my 265, just curious as to any problems with them.......Thanks Lee Quote
hkestes41 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Posted May 14, 2009 Putting Tom aside for the moment what is the general feeling on how well the CW`s work? How many guys on this forum are using them and are you happy with them. I bought a set to put on my 265, just curious as to any problems with them.......Thanks Lee I have a set from Langdon's and have had absolutely zero problems with mine. Straight out of the box onto the engine. Very happy with mine. Quote
martybose Posted May 14, 2009 Report Posted May 14, 2009 I also have a set of CW's on my car; I took them out of the box, bolted them to the adapters, connected the fuel lines, ran power to the electric chokes, and started the car up. I haven't touched them since. Marty Quote
David Mac Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Posted May 19, 2009 I was able to take the carb off this last weekend. I opened it up and everything looked good. I went ahead and cleaned it up anyway. I checked the float at it was okay. I checked the clearences and they where fine. After a good going over i put it back together and it worked just fine. So it must have been a very small piece of trash I guess. Thanks again guys, I really didn't know where to start on this. David mac Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 19, 2009 Report Posted May 19, 2009 odds are in handling the carb and such you dislodged the piece of trash..which is a good thing but I know you are like myself..want to see with my eyes the culprit behind the aggrivation Do you have a good inline filter on your system? Quote
Powerhouse Posted May 19, 2009 Report Posted May 19, 2009 definitely run a filter, or two even...a friend of mine had a problem just like that. Quote
David Mac Posted May 20, 2009 Author Report Posted May 20, 2009 I do have an inline filter and yes Tim you are right I like to see the problem then fix it, that way I'm sure. I am happy it is working again however. I suspect that some trash got in through the bowl vents which are right on the top when I had the air cleaner off. I still have not heard back from Langdon. I guess service after the sale is not his thing. David Mac Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 20, 2009 Report Posted May 20, 2009 I have heard a lot of things are not "his thing" sad..eventually it will bite him in the butt...but at the expense of many dissatisfied customers Quote
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