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Old 10-20-2019, 02:44 PM   #1
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Rochester Carb Problems..

So my engine rings great and the Carburetor is rebuilt. Hasn’t even been a year on the carburetor and today the Rochester started dumping gas from the outside of the throttle body valve. And I thing gas was leaking from the carb base insulator. I looked down the barrel of the carb with a flashlight and I could see a lot of gas in there, so it was getting flooded too. I had the problem before but I ended up getting a rebuilt carb from a known carburetor shop near by.

This is pretty frustrating since I drive my truck a lot and take it to shows and it left me and my wife stranded this morning until I was able to get it going enough to get home.

I was looking into a Webber before in the past but I was told I need to make a linkage set up..
I’ve heard the Carter YF carbs are more reliable but where do I find one?
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Old 10-21-2019, 07:26 PM   #2
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Re: Rochester Carb Problems..

Could be the float is heavy (if it is not a brass float) or the needle and seat got dirt in them or stuck. Heavy float is uncommon in the MJs though, since most floats are brass. What kind of fuel filter setup do you have? Any problem you might have with the Rochester could happen with the Carter.
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Old 10-22-2019, 08:21 PM   #3
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Re: Rochester Carb Problems..

I bought my truck with a "carburetor rebuilt by someone who knows what they were doing". Let me tell you, they didn't. I fiddled and fiddled with it then I gave up and order a rebuild kit myself and rebuilt it via U tube (also a risk). Long story short, the thing quit leaking, the accelerator system works, and the truck runs a ton better.

Note that carburetors haven't been around since 1986 or so.So, you need an old gray haired human to even begin to understand them. You can't plug a computer into a carb.

It's getting really hard to find someone who knows carbs and someone who can tune up an engine with a point style ignition.
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Old 10-22-2019, 10:35 PM   #4
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Re: Rochester Carb Problems..

Sounds like you drive it enough that it wouldn't be a concern, but ethanol fuel will mess your carb up if it sits long enough.

In this case you probably had something stuck in the needle and seat like Steeve said.
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Old 10-22-2019, 11:51 PM   #5
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Re: Rochester Carb Problems..

Great info here.
http://www.capitalcorvetteclub.ca/at...ng%20Paper.pdf
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