Hi

It could be a float chamber problem, have you checked its ok ?

Rich

Mac wrote:

> Here's the scenario:
>
> 1600 DP with a new SVDA dizzy from A/C.net, I believe it was a compufire
> pickup I installed in it (also new), the valves were adjusted and then
> checked after I started having problems and all was good. It started
> misfiring and gradually running rougher over a period of time (about a week)
> while I was installing a oil pressure guage, oil temp sender, air/fuel ratio
> meter and all the senders. Next thing I know it won't start and I find the
> oil smelling like gas! Drained and refilled the oil and changed the
> seriously fouled plugs for new ones and it fires right up. Problem is it
> will only run with the choke fully closed but the raw fuel smell coming out
> of the exhaust has basically gotten me nauseous (sp?). This carb has been
> rebuilt by me and set to the starting point as per several sites on the
> internet and also the rebuild intsructions. It's such a simple carb I can't
> see how I could have screwed it up. My neighbors and myself felt it was
> probably carb related but after dropping on a known good carb it did the
> same exact thing..... the only way we could get either to idle after the
> choke started opening was to turn the bypass screw many turns out. The
> volume control was set at 2 3/4 out on both.
>
> I'm at a loss now...... the only thing I can think of now is the ignition
> giving a weak spark. I'm open to any sugestions though of course. Two
> things I forgot to mention, I replaced all the intake gaskets and seals and
> had it purring like a kitten about a month ago (had an intake leak). I
> also did a compression check with all the plugs out and got 160 across the
> board. I was almost hoping to see one low just so I would know what the
> problem was!
>
> Thanks for any ideas/suggestions guys...... oh and Happy New Year!
>
> Mac
>
> 75 Baja
> 70 Bus
> 70 Ghia
>
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