View Single Post
  #22 (permalink)  
Old 12-15-2010, 12:03 AM
Rick Parker's Avatar
Rick Parker Rick Parker is offline
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: California, Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
Posts: 6,592
Not Ranked     
Default

This is a fuel related problem. The floats are probably just a little too high and when the carb heat soaks after shutdown the fuel expands, percolates and drips out of the venturi boosters, and onto the throttle plates, probably the primary side. It drips past the throttle plates because they are slightly open (idle position). Then the moment you tip the throttle any additional fuel that has collected on the throttle plates and not evaporated pours into the plenum in raw liquid form and creats a massivly over rich condition that wets the plugs and takes several seconds of cranking to overcome. To verify this, bring it to full operating temp, shut it down and pull the air cleaner and watch for dripping fuel within a very few minutes. Take corrective measures. This can also happen with Webers. Fuel levels are critical and can play tricks on you.
__________________
Rick

As you slide down the Banister of Life, may the splinters never be pointing the wrong way

Last edited by Rick Parker; 12-19-2010 at 10:28 AM..
Reply With Quote