| Yes indeed !!!!June 28 2008 at 1:31 PM | Paul (no login) |
Response to Dude, I just saw the videos, that motor sounds GOOD ! |
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Hey I missed the videos too, how did that happen?
Congratulations!
The motor sounds good, and I totally agree with the Royster on the carb comments. There is not way you can use a 750 on that motor. A 600 cfm Carter came stock on the big block 427 and even then it had spare capacity for a motor only spinning at 4000 rpm. If it was spinning at Ford racing speeds then yes, you could put two of them on that motor but not for marine rpm ranges in a non racing cruiser or runabout. A 750 would only wash down your cylinder bores with gas, would run crappy, and never right.
having rebuilt a lot of the carters, I also agree with Roy, they're simple and basically all you do is replace the parts that come out with the new ones in the kit. The only tricky part is the float level, which Roy noted allready. Unless the carb is really corroded, or the butterfly shaft is hogged out, you should be able to rebuild one of those so it works just like new, even if it looks crappy on the outside. Just be sure you get the internals cleaned out well, blow it out with an air hose after you soak it and use a couple cans of carb cleaner. If you are not comfortable doing this yourself, it should not be tough for a carb shop to do this for you in very short order.
If you are having carb problems year after year, then you may well need better filtration. Also, just curious how long that fuel pump has been aboard.
I also agree with the tuning comments. If the motor sounds that strong mechanically, then you have a tuning issue that is going to be related to the ignition or fuel delivery side, and it is only a matter of time before you find out what it is through the process of elminiation.
Good luck, and Congrats for getting that job done this far!
Paul
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