[DeTomaso] One more question...

[Charles McCall]

Hi John
Just wanted to let you know that this trick worked for me!

One bowl was right where I wanted it, while I lowered the float level in the
other bowl just a smidge. The difference was small enough so that I'd chalk
it up to measuring error on my part. 

Silly plastic sight plugs have been replaced with brass, and I now consider
my carb clean on the inside and out, everything is hooked up, I had no
fires, and the car sure sounds good!

(solid lifters sound really nice when you are sitting on the ZF with the
engine running...)

Charles McCall
1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
"Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323
-----Mensaje original-----
De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
nombre de John Taphorn
Enviado el: viernes, 22 de abril de 2011 0:07
Para: Brent Stewart; Tomas Gunnarsson
CC: Larry Finch; detomaso at realbig.com
Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] One more question...

Charlie

I learned this tip from Dan DaVinci of the former DaVinci Carbs and it works

everytime.  He demonstrated it to me in person.

Remove the float bowl.  Hold it upside down in your hand and adjust the 
float height until what is normally the top of the float is 3/8" above what 
is normally the top of the bowl.  I have found that adjustment to be close 
enough on all Pantera applications.

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brent Stewart" <bjbstewart at yahoo.com>
To: "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se>
Cc: "Larry Finch" <fresnofinches at aol.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] One more question...


> Definitely worth the risk from where I am sitting!
>
> Brent
>
> On Apr 21, 2011, at 11:00 AM, "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se> wrote:
>
>> If you do the red hot poker thing with the carb on the car I have a 
>> feeling
>> that the plug might come out in a hurry! :-D
>>
>> Tomas
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
>> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Larry Finch
>> Sent: den 21 april 2011 19:31
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] One more question...
>>
>>
>> Charlie,
>>
>> Some time ago I removed those clear plugs on my Avenger and replaced with
>> the standard metal units. I just took a look at the clear ones.
>>
>> They are threaded and need to be unscrewed for removal.
>>
>> How about heating a small flat-blade screw driver, cherry red, and gently
>> pushing it into the broken-off plug. Hold steady and let the plastic cool
>> and re-set.  Then remove as intended?
>>
>> Of course, with nothing on hand to fill the hole this will leave.......
>>
>> Did find this in an online  forum -
>>
>> "I finally heard back from Holley. Sight plugs are 5/16" - 24."
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>>
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