[Tigers] Electrical problem - ignition/ballast resistor?

[csx2282]

Gary has a good point.  When I first started driving my car after an engine 
rebuild, which included a professional carburetor rebuild, it leaked like 
crazy.  It turned out that the bowl mounting screws were too loose. 
Tightening them solved the problem.  In Jay's case, with a little detective 
work, it should be easy to verify whether or not it's the accelerator pump.

Regarding my accelerator pump leakage problem, it was indeed a bad 
diaphragm.  But this was just the final chapter in series of fuel leaks, 
most likely caused by the ethanol gas additive here in California.  During 
the rebuild I had installed stainless steel braded AN6 Earls fuel lines. 
After about five years, these lines began leaking when whatever the inner 
material was made of started deteriorating.  I solved that problem by 
replacing the lines with stainless steel braded Teflon lines.  At least I 
hope I did!

Roland

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> From: Gary Winblad <garywinblad at comcast.net>
> Jay,
> Are you sure?  I've had blown diaphrams but don't think they ever leaked.
> But, I've had plenty of Holley leaks from the fuel bowls and just last 
> week from
> the adjustable float adjuster.  Fuel will drip off the lowest point 
> (accelerator
> pump) but the leak usually is from above.
> Gary
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>> From: Jay Laifman
>>
>> On the flip side, I noticed that the Holley is dripping gas out the
>> bottom,
>> from what looks like an accelerator pump.  Looks like the carb needs to
>> come
>> out to service it.