[DeTomaso] New Pantera owner on Long Island

[adin at frontier.net]

Welcome Robert.

Doubt if anyone here knows about the "fabulous holley carb" but you  
should get some help.

Good luck,

david, trying to tune 5" of vacuum at 7000 feet . . . .


Quoting LEVITT1946 at aol.com:

> Hello All,
> I am the new owner of the 1972 Detomaso Pantera That Boyd was talking about
> yesterday. The holley 750 (3 yrs old) that is on the car had the choke wired
> open and held in place .The car has been running extremely rich since I
> purchased the car. I went to my local speed shop and purchased a   
> holley matching
> electric choke. I wired the hot wire to a 12v ignition controlled   
> wire. Ground
> wire connected to the carb itself.At ice cold start I turn the key on
> ....pump  gas once and hear the choke engage.Then I turn the key and  
>  she starts up
> ....low  idle and will flutter out unless i control the gas peddle myself to
> keep her  running. I have also tried readjusting the four tiny   
> screws at the four
> corners  of fabulous holley carb.I have backed each screw all the way in and
> then back  out 1.5 turns .I have then adjusted each screw for   
> highest RPM. The
> car feels  like she is missing or tugging and I know its the carb. When i
> shut her down she  sometimes blows a flame out the tailpipes. Any   
> ideas? Blown or
> wrong power  valves installed? Stuck float levels?
> All of this seemed to start right after I installed the electric choke. Car
> was running rich before the choke by the way . Fuel pressure is at 7. vacuum
> approx 13. Mallory electronic ignition. Plugs are dark with less than 1000
> miles on them
> Robert
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