[DeTomaso] Solution for fuel sloshing out of rear float bowl

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Will, I have a stock 351C intake, original carb. How did you level your carb, intake wo
 


> From: will.kooiman at gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:15:51 -0500
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> CC: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Solution for fuel sloshing out of rear float bowl
> 
> I leveled the carburetor first (Holley).
> 
> Then I set the bowls by-the-book.
> 
> Then I lowered both front and rear 1/4 turn until the problem stopped.
> 
> With a level carb, I think I turned it 1/2 turn. It has been a while. I don't remember exactly.
> 
> With an unlevel carb, I turned it a LOT and it still sometimes stalled under heavy braking.
> 
> On Jun 25, 2012, at 2:54 PM, <hoppe1 at cox.net> <hoppe1 at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > Any idea on how much you lower the bowls?
> > I turned mine down 1/2 turn on front and rear bowls.
> > Rich
> > ---- Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote: 
> >> Yes, but...
> >> 
> >> fuel sloshes out of the boosters under heavy deceleration, not the vent tubes.
> >> 
> >> The simple fix is to lower the fuel level in the fuel bowls.
> >> 
> >> The preferred fix is to switch to Webers. ;-)
> >> 
> >> On Jun 25, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Ken Green wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Rick Stoner (owns Westech Dyno) came up with this to prevent fires when a car rolls:
> >>> 
> >>> http://www.accufabracing.com/index.php?option=com_redshop&view=product&pid=113&cid=3&Itemid=7
> >>> 
> >>> It also should stop fuel sloshing out of the rear float bowl under heavy deceleration.
> >>> 
> >>> Ken
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