[DeTomaso] ?Car stalls with hard braking to a stop only, not curves etc

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

On my carb (with vent whistles) the fuel came out of the boosters when I tilted the carb. No cure for that that I know of.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "www.DeTomasoRegistry.org" <Pantera007 at provamo.com>
To: "'clay willmott'" <claywillmott at hotmail.com>; "'List Pantera'" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 4:26 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ?Car stalls with hard braking to a stop only,not curves etc


> Generally, this happens on some cars due to fuel sloshing out of the float
> chamber up the vent tube and into the carb throat.
> 
> Mike Drew can give you several solutions...
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of clay willmott
> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 6:31 PM
> To: List Pantera
> Subject: [DeTomaso] ?Car stalls with hard braking to a stop only,not curves
> etc
> 
> 
> Any idea why a car would want to die (but doesnt) when you hit that last
> minute red light with hard braking?  Would it be the carb?  It happens with
> a full tank or low tank so I dont think it involves the gas tank.  It only
> occurs with hard straight braking.  I hit the gas pedal and it revs back up
> and is okay but I think it will die if I dont hit the gas.
> 
> Also, I have all new braided fuel lines, 6.5 lbs constant fuel pressure, a
> cleaned out gas tank, two clean filters, a new mechanical pump, and one of
> those PIM.net Holley carbs (?4150).
> 
> FWIW I dont know jack about carbs.  I ran lean on my Dyno last year so I
> redid the fuel system all the way to the carb already.
> Any adive on an easy way to check or start would be appreciated.
> 
> CW
> 
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