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  • jopizz
    Super-Experienced


    • Nov 23 2009
    • 8308

    #31
    Flooding is caused either by a worn or sticking needle valve or too high a float level. A new needle valve and adjusting the float height per the shop manual should fix that problem. Usually flooding will cause poor running, stalling and hard starting. If your car was running well I doubt it was flooding. I would still suspect a worn throttle shaft.

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    • Eric S
      Super-Experienced

      • Jun 10 2018
      • 1054

      #32
      I have seen nothing wrong on the shafts, maybe the car was not running so good. Or problem was just marginal. Or both.

      As for the extra spring, I found a picture I missed until now where it is shown installed on the pump's cup ! So it's been used as a return spring in place of #24 !?
      Problem is the pump down movement is now limited by the spring thickness and the cup does not go down as much (by .050"). Is that bearable?


      As for the ball in the diaphragm, Mike said "Yes, if your secondary diaphragm housing has the hole as illustrated in our video, the ball and retainer does need to be in place, otherwise you just have an open port to the atmosphere and you won't get any vacuum."

      But on Ford's manual "A ball check, located in the vacuum passage restricts the amount of venturi vacuum entering the diaphragm chamber." I am not sure it's open to the atmosphere.

      Bleeder screen is also missing on that carburetor. This part is not available, what does it filter? Can I have it made in some kind of mesh?

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      • jopizz
        Super-Experienced


        • Nov 23 2009
        • 8308

        #33
        If the spring was on the plunger when you took it apart I would use it. The plunger's job is to push fuel out, it's not necessary for it to bottom out. As for the check ball put a thin wire through the hole and see if it's open. I don't see any bleeder screen on the diagrams, just the washer.

        John
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        • Eric S
          Super-Experienced

          • Jun 10 2018
          • 1054

          #34
          Bleeder screen is not always on diagrams but saw it on a disassembling procedure.
          Yes I will use this spring. Hope it's not the culprit for the problems I had !
          As for the ball Mike said "Some use a check ball in the secondary, some do not, which is why you're not seeing it in the diagram. If you didn't have a ball in there when you took it apart don't use it. If you did, then put it back in."
          So I will put everything back together as it was. I hope the cleaning and new parts will help with this leak.
          I still have to wait for a few more days now as the choke mecanism has been in a slow rust eating solution for a week and I assume 1 more week is needed.

          The choke piston has 2 grooves. I saw no mention of an O-ring in those grooves. They were full of black compound. Not sure if that was remnants of O-rings or just debris...

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          • Eric S
            Super-Experienced

            • Jun 10 2018
            • 1054

            #35
            Carburetor is now installed, car running but secondary throttles are not opening.
            What can it be?
            I remind you it had a new diaphragm but I hadn't a ball check in the diaphragm and did not replaced it as it was not in the kit.

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            • jopizz
              Super-Experienced


              • Nov 23 2009
              • 8308

              #36
              How far did you open the throttle with the car running? The secondary only begins to open at moderate to full throttle.

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              • Eric S
                Super-Experienced

                • Jun 10 2018
                • 1054

                #37
                I pulled it in full but not for long ...
                Also engine vacuum reads at around 20

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                • jopizz
                  Super-Experienced


                  • Nov 23 2009
                  • 8308

                  #38
                  I would go over the parts diagram again and make sure you installed everything correctly and didn't forget anything. If it didn't have any check ball before you took it apart and it worked then it shouldn't need one now.

                  John
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                  • Eric S
                    Super-Experienced

                    • Jun 10 2018
                    • 1054

                    #39
                    Well I did not checked before if 2nd throttle opens or not and now the car seems to performs about the same as before.

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                    • Eric S
                      Super-Experienced

                      • Jun 10 2018
                      • 1054

                      #40
                      I have just been told that secondary throttles opens only when engine is on load and can not open on neutral.
                      Even though I don't understand why this could be, it would explain it...

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                      • Eric S
                        Super-Experienced

                        • Jun 10 2018
                        • 1054

                        #41
                        I cleaned this carburetor about 1 year ago.
                        Ran fine a couple of times last spring.
                        Today tried to start. Was not firing. Removed air filter to check for choke and flaps were opened.
                        Removed starter mechanism and it was completely "fooled".
                        1 year ago it was rusted. I cleaned it to real clean condition. And now it became fooled with white deposit. A bit like saltpetre0 What can produce such a reaction.
                        Do I need some kind of lubrication (I installed it clean and dry)?
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                        • Eric S
                          Super-Experienced

                          • Jun 10 2018
                          • 1054

                          #42
                          Removed intake manifold that I painted a year ago with new gaskets, ...
                          How can I remove the heat Tube in the manifold? Can I drill it larger and larger until it's thin and collapse? Tried to tap with a close diameter rod and it stays stucked. On one side, I can see through a port that the tube is not connected to the "small tube" that goes through the intake manifold, about 1/2" long. Is the tube sliding through the "small tube" or is this "small tube" part of the heat tube?
                          In other words, should I remove everything or leave the "small tubes" in place?

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                          • Eric S
                            Super-Experienced

                            • Jun 10 2018
                            • 1054

                            #43
                            For those that may be interested, the tube can be slided off the manifold. By drilling the tubes with a 7mm and a 7.5mm (and a 8mm on the bigger end) I made them weaker, then I folded the ends with a punch and managed to slide each end off the manifold (my tube was broken).
                            Now I am wondering if I need to make the tubes "sealed". Should I use Loctite?
                            Last edited by Eric S; November 19, 2021, 08:32 AM.

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                            • Eric S
                              Super-Experienced

                              • Jun 10 2018
                              • 1054

                              #44
                              I thought that inserting the brass fittings in the tube may expand it and seal the whole thing.
                              The larger fitting do not slide in the tube so this may well work. Forcing it in the tube would seal the tube against the manifold.
                              However the smaller fitting slide freely in the tube so it's not going to expand the tube and would not seal it.
                              Not sure if I have to use some kind of sealant (Permatex thread sealant, loctite, silicone, ...)
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                              • Eric S
                                Super-Experienced

                                • Jun 10 2018
                                • 1054

                                #45
                                Still working on that. Tube is quite thick and am wondering if I will ever succeed in hammering the large brass fitting in place, expanding the tube to seal the manifold.
                                No solution on the small side with brass fitting loose in the tube and the tube loose in the manifold...

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