Re: [Chevelle-list] Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter
Yea – I was wondering the same thing. It was probably an intermittent problem because I saw the carb feeding on both sides on occasion. However – when I thought I had it fixed, it would act up again. The mechanic saw that there was fuel “dripping” from the carb into the intake only on one side, so he thought something was clogged inside, which would be causing the lean condition. I can’t argue – the car runs great now. Two days later and it starts easily, drives great, and will actually idle at about 800 RPM at a red light when in gear – and it never did that! Probably a combination of my bad carb tuning skills and a carb that was not cooperative. He checked everything out, and said everything was running perfect – and I agree. Whatever happened – now I get to find a good body shop in town for some of the more difficult body work. Another thing – I have a new set of torque rods for the trunk (trunk springs) and need a special tool to install them. Does anyone have the tool used to put these in (fisher body tool # J-21412) or a design of a simple tool I can fab up to get these things in easily (see page 8-8 in your fisher body service manual)? I have a sketch of what I think would work – but would prefer to use the right tool in order to save myself the hassle of fabbing up a tool I will only use once. I will gladly pay for shipping to and from California, and throw in a few bucks for a 6-pack of your favorite beverage J. Ping me off line if you know where I can get such a tool…. Cheers- T.J. Ringlein, Clovis California 72 Chevelle, in shambles US Air Force – 10 years active next month [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Rick Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 3:55 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter Great that its running right now! But how did the mechanic determine that the carb was only feeding 1 side if it fixed itself? I can understand that the back fire shook something loose, but how can he determine what? Sounds like an FM fix to me. On 10/11/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sometimes just a quick explosion of passing gas will cure a lot of ills. LOL Nice to hear you got the problem solved. Dale McIntosh 1967 Chevelle Reference CD ACES #1709/TC GOLD #92 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Thomas Ringlein Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:32 AM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: [Chevelle-list] Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter Okay – so here is the deal. After trying in vain for 6 weeks to locate a vacuum leak in or around the carb, the car is fixed. Here is the scoop. I finally pulled my last hair out over this issue, and still could not figure out what the hell was going on. All 8 cylinders were firing – check. Carb taken apart 2 or 3 times for gaskets/adjustment – check. Every single vacuum line on the car replaced or capped – check. Carb still showing signs of a vacuum leak at the passenger side base (RPM's go up about 300 when carb cleaner is sprayed in this vicinity). I talk to my brother, who knows everyone – he mentions that he knows a good carb guy, and I should give him a call. So I hobble the 72 over to Precision Auto in Clovis Ca, and give directions to "not rebuild the carb for $230 – I had already performed a rebuild. Please call me if the bill is going to go over $70 and I will fix it myself." Well – day 1 goes by, and he can't figure it out either – so he decides to sleep on it. Problem was that the car would purr like a kitten when choked, but run like s#%t under about 1300 RPM when warm. Seemed as if it was running a tad lean. Turns out that the fuel was only feeding on one side of the carb – the drivers side. The mechanic was about to pull the carb and soak it in carb cleaner to fix the problem, but decided to start it one more time to see what happened. Well, the car backfired through the carb something serious – and fixed itself. A quick tune later, adjust the idle, and the car runs like it always did 9 years ago. Wish it would have backfired for me so I could have saved $70. So now, I move on to the next problem – hopefully I can figure this one out without help! J T.J. Ringlein – Clovis, CA 72 Chevelle, in shambles Runnin' again….. -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
Re: [Chevelle-list] Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter
Great that its running right now! But how did the mechanic determine that the carb was only feeding 1 side if it fixed itself? I can understand that the back fire shook something loose, but how can he determine what? Sounds like an FM fix to me. On 10/11/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sometimes just a quick explosion of passing gas will cure a lot of ills. LOL Nice to hear you got the problem solved. Dale McIntosh 1967 Chevelle Reference CD ACES #1709/TC GOLD #92 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Thomas RingleinSent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:32 AMTo: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: [Chevelle-list] Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter Okay – so here is the deal. After trying in vain for 6 weeks to locate a vacuum leak in or around the carb, the car is fixed. Here is the scoop. I finally pulled my last hair out over this issue, and still could not figure out what the hell was going on. All 8 cylinders were firing – check. Carb taken apart 2 or 3 times for gaskets/adjustment – check. Every single vacuum line on the car replaced or capped – check. Carb still showing signs of a vacuum leak at the passenger side base (RPM's go up about 300 when carb cleaner is sprayed in this vicinity). I talk to my brother, who knows everyone – he mentions that he knows a good carb guy, and I should give him a call. So I hobble the 72 over to Precision Auto in Clovis Ca, and give directions to "not rebuild the carb for $230 – I had already performed a rebuild. Please call me if the bill is going to go over $70 and I will fix it myself." Well – day 1 goes by, and he can't figure it out either – so he decides to sleep on it. Problem was that the car would purr like a kitten when choked, but run like s#%t under about 1300 RPM when warm. Seemed as if it was running a tad lean. Turns out that the fuel was only feeding on one side of the carb – the drivers side. The mechanic was about to pull the carb and soak it in carb cleaner to fix the problem, but decided to start it one more time to see what happened. Well, the car backfired through the carb something serious – and fixed itself. A quick tune later, adjust the idle, and the car runs like it always did 9 years ago. Wish it would have backfired for me so I could have saved $70. So now, I move on to the next problem – hopefully I can figure this one out without help! J T.J. Ringlein – Clovis, CA 72 Chevelle, in shambles Runnin' again…..-- Rick Schaefer72 TPI El Camino
Re: [Chevelle-list] Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter
Title: Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter Sometimes just a quick explosion of passing gas will cure a lot of ills. LOL Nice to hear you got the problem solved. Dale McIntosh 1967 Chevelle Reference CD ACES #1709/TC GOLD #92 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Ringlein Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:32 AM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: [Chevelle-list] Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter Okay – so here is the deal. After trying in vain for 6 weeks to locate a vacuum leak in or around the carb, the car is fixed. Here is the scoop. I finally pulled my last hair out over this issue, and still could not figure out what the hell was going on. All 8 cylinders were firing – check. Carb taken apart 2 or 3 times for gaskets/adjustment – check. Every single vacuum line on the car replaced or capped – check. Carb still showing signs of a vacuum leak at the passenger side base (RPM’s go up about 300 when carb cleaner is sprayed in this vicinity). I talk to my brother, who knows everyone – he mentions that he knows a good carb guy, and I should give him a call. So I hobble the 72 over to Precision Auto in Clovis Ca, and give directions to “not rebuild the carb for $230 – I had already performed a rebuild. Please call me if the bill is going to go over $70 and I will fix it myself.” Well – day 1 goes by, and he can’t figure it out either – so he decides to sleep on it. Problem was that the car would purr like a kitten when choked, but run like s#%t under about 1300 RPM when warm. Seemed as if it was running a tad lean. Turns out that the fuel was only feeding on one side of the carb – the drivers side. The mechanic was about to pull the carb and soak it in carb cleaner to fix the problem, but decided to start it one more time to see what happened. Well, the car backfired through the carb something serious – and fixed itself. A quick tune later, adjust the idle, and the car runs like it always did 9 years ago. Wish it would have backfired for me so I could have saved $70. So now, I move on to the next problem – hopefully I can figure this one out without help! J T.J. Ringlein – Clovis, CA 72 Chevelle, in shambles Runnin’ again…..
[Chevelle-list] Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter
Title: Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter Okay – so here is the deal. After trying in vain for 6 weeks to locate a vacuum leak in or around the carb, the car is fixed. Here is the scoop. I finally pulled my last hair out over this issue, and still could not figure out what the hell was going on. All 8 cylinders were firing – check. Carb taken apart 2 or 3 times for gaskets/adjustment – check. Every single vacuum line on the car replaced or capped – check. Carb still showing signs of a vacuum leak at the passenger side base (RPM’s go up about 300 when carb cleaner is sprayed in this vicinity). I talk to my brother, who knows everyone – he mentions that he knows a good carb guy, and I should give him a call. So I hobble the 72 over to Precision Auto in Clovis Ca, and give directions to “not rebuild the carb for $230 – I had already performed a rebuild. Please call me if the bill is going to go over $70 and I will fix it myself.” Well – day 1 goes by, and he can’t figure it out either – so he decides to sleep on it. Problem was that the car would purr like a kitten when choked, but run like s#%t under about 1300 RPM when warm. Seemed as if it was running a tad lean. Turns out that the fuel was only feeding on one side of the carb – the drivers side. The mechanic was about to pull the carb and soak it in carb cleaner to fix the problem, but decided to start it one more time to see what happened. Well, the car backfired through the carb something serious – and fixed itself. A quick tune later, adjust the idle, and the car runs like it always did 9 years ago. Wish it would have backfired for me so I could have saved $70. So now, I move on to the next problem – hopefully I can figure this one out without help! J T.J. Ringlein – Clovis, CA 72 Chevelle, in shambles Runnin’ again…..
