[GALAXIE] bubbling carb...

[A. Braithwaite Jenkins]

Motorcraft is the brand to get for 2100 rebuilds, absolutely. The quality is great and it comes with a couple pieces that other kits don't include, like the little rubber stopper that covers the fuel bowl vent.

Adam


--- On Wed, 12/3/08, ATG <word2u at writeme.com> wrote:

> From: ATG <word2u at writeme.com>
> Subject: Re: [GALAXIE] bubbling carb...
> To: "A list for Ford Galaxie owners." <galaxie at lists.twistedpair.ca>
> Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 8:23 PM
> Thanks for all the good ideas/advice/tips...
> 
> And yes, is has run a dozen or more times this summer...so
> it was running fine all summer, I just did not run it over
> the last two months...
> 
> As for being hot, nothing more than normal from what I can
> gather...
> 
> Sound like many here are saying it is time to do a carb
> rebuild (which was done about three years ago)...so I
> presume that it is time to do it again?
> 
> Is there one carb re-build kit that is better than others? 
> I believe it has the autolight carb (again - 2V carb on a
> 390)
> 
> Drew
> word2u at writeme.com
> 67 Galaxie 500 Convt. 390 2V, C6  factory candyapple red /
> black top / black interior  
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ford Galaxie Club of America
> <director at galaxieclub.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 6:47 PM
> To: A list for Ford Galaxie owners.
> <galaxie at lists.twistedpair.ca>
> Subject: Re: [GALAXIE] bubbling carb...
> 
> He didn't say he hasn't driven it in two or three
> years. That tip should stay soft and  seal for a long, long
> time. But it does sound like that could be the problem.
> 
>  Does the engine FEEL hot? Like it is overheating? 
> 
> 
> 
>  At 04:40 PM 12/3/2008, you wrote:
>   I agree with the stuck float seal. This is the rubber
> tipped valve that is operated by the float.
>    3 years is a long time, especially when it sat, and the
> rubber tip had a chance to take a set.
>  If it does not seal, the fuel pump will over power it,
> flooding the carb.
>    Carry a fire extinguisher!!!!
> 
>  Russ Owens
>  65-66 Galaxie Collector
>  Milwaukee WI
> 
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: ATG <word2u at writeme.com>
>  To: 'Bill Webb' <billwebb460 at hotmail.com>
>  Cc: Galaxie Forum <galaxie at lists.twistedpair.ca>
>  Sent: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 4:08 pm
>  Subject: Re: [GALAXIE] bubbling carb...
> 
>  Could be, but I just rebuilt the carb a little while
> ago…(possibly two years or three ago)…
>  >
>   
> From: Bill Webb [mailto:billwebb460 at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 4:53 PM
> To: word2u at writeme.com
> Subject: RE: [GALAXIE] bubbling carb...
>   
>   
>   Float in carb. might be stuck?
> 
> 
> 
>  From: word2u at writeme.com
>  To: galaxie at lists.twistedpair.ca
>  Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:36:58 -0500
>  Subject: [GALAXIE] bubbling carb...
> 
>  Hey there Galaxie Land…
>   
>  My 67 Galaxie 500 Convt. was parked for the last month or
> two, and just fired it up today (low 40's outside)…
>   
>  I took it for a drive, and it was running real bad.  Most
> likely the choke was stuck…BUT…I had20another problem.
>   
>  I am not sure, but it seems to be vaporizing or boiling
> the gas in the carb.  I had a hard time keeping it running
> (only when running the highway and when in neutral with the
> engine revving)…<
>   
>  Finally when I did get home, and taking the air cleaner
> off, there was "smoke" coming out of the top of
> the carb and you could hear it bubbling inside (oh…this is
> the original 390 2v thunderbird engine inn there with a c6
> trans)
>   
>  When this was happening, it was difficult at best to get
> it running again…for it just kept cranking but not
> starting (glad I gott it into my garage :-)
>   
>  I know that the heater hose runs through the base of the
> carb…but for that last ?? years this has not been a
> problem ( and I so you know I did not drive it much in the
> winter at all in the past, just spring, summer and fall). 
>   
>  So, where do I go from here to try to find the problem and
> fix it? 
>   
>  Are we talking a problem with the thermostat? (which is
> not that old at all…possibly one or two years old at the
> most)…o€¦or do I bypass the base of the carb heater
> hose?  And no, the "hot" idiot light did not come
> on at all…so I do not believe it was overheatinng…but
> then again…it is an "idiot" light :-)
>  >
>   
>  It would be great to have some of your thoughts and ideas
> on this…and I will go from there…
>  >
>   
>  Thanks Galaxie World :-)
>   
>  Drew
> word2u at wreiteme.com
>  67 Galaxie 500 Convertible
>   
>   
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