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Old 12-14-2010, 12:09 PM
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I feel you are dead on. What do you suggest with a mechanical fuel pump? Thicker gasket between carb and manifold?







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Originally Posted by Tom Kirkham View Post
On cars I have worked on with problems similar to yours, the fuel problems went away when we installed a Mallory 4309. We install the bypassing regulator after the carb. This keeps the carb and the fuel in the carb much cooler. Also if you have a fuel log or worse a fuel filter bolted to the engine (like the original 427 cars) you will have vapor lock problems.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Mallory/650/4309/10002/-1
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