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I still cant shift the stuck Step up piston.
Its been soaking in WD40 all night but still no movement.
Tried tapping the rod but that wont budge it.

There are a few companies in the US who make copies or these carbs to proper tolerances and out of decent materials, using better production methods, you could just bin it and buy such a carb, he would thank you for it in the long run! Best regards Mike *Buy* one for him ?? I'd never get me money b...

Haha yes thanks for that Mike
Just been playing with it again and one of the Step Up pistons is jammed solid. The other needed a nudge to move it, but the other is solid.

I might suggest he get the beast Ultrasonically cleaned, that should sort it out.

Friend of mine bought a used Edelbrock from the US a few months back. Hes going away for a few weeks and I said I'd clean it up for him HOOOOWEE This thing has so much junk in it its amazing. Both Rods are stuck down and the jets in the float chambers are clogged up with so much junk I just dont thi...

JSF55 wrote:Not easy on the edelbrock site ! Install and manual http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_new ... 0/1404.pdf
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_new ... manual.pdf

Yes I saw that. I just thought someone might have a pic. I'll sort it
Cheers

Does anyone have a diagram etc of the tube and relevant pipe in and outs of the EDELBROCK 1404.
Ive nosed around the web and cant find one?
Thanks

Yep mine is about 4 inches, certainly not more.
I used to zoom around in my 2.9 an estate to collect my daughter witch had those centralised speed bumps.
Not any more !!

Thanks for all the suggestions. Ive got a spare sump so maybe I'll chop the bottom off and weld a decent steel plate on

Thanks for all the replies The RV8 is on a Cobra Replica (Sumo) and Ive got about 4" clearance which worries me a little. I would be happy if I could take around 2" off it but it looks like I wont be able to. I do have a spare sump so thanks for the offer. I was shinking of doing a similar idea of t...

With my V8 now installed I'm alarmed at how low the sump is.
How much could I safely take off of it, and would I need to shorten the oil pick-up?

Edelbrock 1404.
Covers are SD1

What about one of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Service-Fuel-Filter-FORD-MONDEO-III-2-5i-V6-3-0i-V6-ST2-/310200132875?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item48395e650b Im using the Ford Fuel Filter with the brass fitting on my RV8. It was used pre-pump on my 2.9 V6 EFi and seems to be doing the...

Thanks for that. I'll get an Eddy carb kit.

Where should I vent the 2 vents on top of my rocker covers to?
Just feed them over the side, or into a filter or back into the carb??

I pulled the crappy shitty Unipart cheapshit shithouse junkyard plugs from the Rover and replaced them with 6 NGK BP6ES plugs from the V6 plus 2 old ones I had from the V6 when I replaced them. (my motor factors didnt have any in. Monday earliest) I was also suspicious of the plug leads on the offsi...

I ve had a good nose around and all the exhausts are at a (touchable) similar heat. Im going to get a new set of plugs and leads in the morning which is when I hope the new Dizzy will arrive. I have a new coil. But you can smell the unburnt fuel coming out of the exhausts. As someone mentioned the P...