Running hot, oily, and rich I would suspect the float setting or float needle. That's another problem with the alcohol gas, it eats the plastic float. I only use brass now and knock knock no more float issues.
Car stalls when I give it gas, ideas?
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No, you have clean the inside of the carburetor. The top plate has to be removed and the jets need cleaned along with the needle & seat. Just spraying carburetor cleaner down the carburetor doesn't do anything. You will need fine point picks and needles to clean out the small holes inside the carburetor :idea:
Spraying carb cleaner into the throat and choke valve and air horn has saved me a couple times from having to rebuild my carb so it does work for me. Like i said in my first post, check the accelerator pump like everybody else has said. If it's not a new accelerator pump valve that is resistant to ethanol you need to change it with a new one.RITTER said:
Another vote for the accelerator pump or bad float/dirty needle & seat. There's a lot of lesser-grade parts out there that don't withstand ethanol too (accelerator pump seal for instance). The throttle shaft seals are another often ignored part by "general rebuilders". And on that note, a vacuum leak on a Q-jet will make it impossible to tune correctly.
Here's one source for Q-jet related parts. http://www.cliffshighperformance.com/acc-pump.html
They may not be as cheap as buying a complete off the shelf kit from a local jobber, but I'm a fan of spending on quality when I can.
Here's one source for Q-jet related parts. http://www.cliffshighperformance.com/acc-pump.html
They may not be as cheap as buying a complete off the shelf kit from a local jobber, but I'm a fan of spending on quality when I can.
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