[ahlsy]

I've also fixed the flooding problem with the factory quadrajet. I picked up a carb kit at the LPS and installed it. Truck ran better, but I had gas coming out of the accelerator pump bore with the float set at the recommended height of 3/16". Did a little checking, and found that internet wisdom recommended 1/4" minimum. Went there, but still had gas pouring out. Googled the problem a bit more, and found some guys saying 3/8 minimum. I settled on trying it at .325 inch, and it worked great.

While I was trying to figure out why I was pouring fuel out of the accelerator pump bore, I found some internet info saying that too high of fuel pressure might just be pushing the needle off the seat (basically overpowering the float). Seems plausible, and I had a pressure regulator sitting around from a previous project, so I ran a new line from the fuel pump, up to the regulator, ond into the carb through a new filter.