edelbrock 1404 fuel leak

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edelbrock 1404 fuel leak

Post by karrionchris »

Good day

can anyone help

i keep on getting fuel overflowing out of the carb. i have set the floats to the specified distances of 7/16 shut and 1 inch open.

it started overflowing one day on a drive and flooded the engine. have bought a rebuild kit with new valves but this doesnt solve the problem and i am quickly running out of ideas.

anyone know of any other reason behind the leak?

Chris


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Post by Ian Anderson »

Too much pressure from your fuel pump

or if you have a pressure regulator that could be on the "Fritz"

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Post by mgbv8 »

Hey Chris!
Where you been all my life :lol:

As Ian says. First thing is to check that the fuel pressure isnt too high and just forcing its way past the float valve.

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