carb question (knowledgeable carb guys)
 

'69 camaro, electric choke holley carb 4160 vacuum secondaries.

car was fine yesterday when i took it out. about a mile from my destination, it stalled and was really hard to start. finally, i take the air filter assembly off and i look down into the carburetor. gas was just running down into it from the venturi arms(even after i turned the key off, it still ran down in there for about thirty seconds, then stopped). if i adjust the idle at the throttle cable, i can get it to run enough to limp home, but now i have no idea what is happening. why would gas be pouring into the back two barrels? i adjusted the mixture screws, but they have zero effect on this. is there something that needs to be replaced, cleaned, or what?

p.s. a tech article i read says that i need a rebuild kit, as it likely has a bad needle and seat assembly. if anyone can confirm this, i would feel better about plunking down the $50 for the rebuild kit.

also, i am going to try to adjust the float level tomorrow. if that doesn't work, and i can get some kind of consensus then i will buy the rebuild kit. oh, and if you can direct me to the correct rebuild kit, that would be awesome.

definately sounds like a needle and seat issue. not a big deal really.

later
tim

Don't forget to check and change the oil ASAP. Raw fuel mixed with oil washes the rings down in a hurry and can kill a motor.

And it does seem like a stuck needle/seat to me as well, tho I have no experience with Holleys (and only limited experience with the electronic Q-Jets of the '80s).

thanks for the replies and the headsup on the oil change. i wouldn't want to exacerbate the situation any. if the float level can't correct the problem then i will definitely get the rebuild kit.

its either

1) needle/seat is stuck (either because its old and cruddy OR because your fuel pressure is too high)
2) float is stuck, or level is adjusted too high

and the only way to check that is to spend bucks on a fuel pressure guage. sears has a nice one. i was also checking out the Craftsman compression tester, which comes with a coupla different hoses and adapters. i may just have to slap the old sears card down for some new tools.

except i can't buy the fact that the fuel pressure changed that much within a coupa miles.