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    took it out on the highway and stomped on it.
    it doesnt bog anymore but still dies at stops
    a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by billy zz View Post
    i just walked in from adjusting as per your instruction right at 16 inches
    Great! Try it like that and see if it is an improvement. Maybe your carb isn't the weak link. Investigate (locate) a universal choke cable from a parts house and maybe we can work on that next!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 34_40 View Post
    Great! Try it like that and see if it is an improvement. Maybe your carb isn't the weak link. Investigate (locate) a universal choke cable from a parts house and maybe we can work on that next!
    will do commander!


    thanks buddy
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    Quote Originally Posted by billy zz View Post
    thanks buddy
    My pleasure!

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    The Holley two barrels never really made a good street carb, always had to be messing with them. I agree with 34-40 on the 600 Holley being absolutely dead on perfect for a small block Ford. Granted it's overall bigger then the 500, but remember it's a vacuum secondary 4 barrel so at idle and normal driving it's just a 300 CFM two barrel til you stand on the gas and the secondary's come on. That good old reliable 1850-2 600 cfm, vacuum sendary Holley is absolutely perfect for a small Henry. Heck, I've got one on my pickup with the 351 Windsor in it, still works great with the added cubes and a lot more weight. The Holley two barrel can be made to work, but no matter how you do the tune on it, seems you're always sacrificing idle to support the transition and top end circuit, or vice versa. Just never had good luck with them.
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    so there is nothing i can do about this car dying at stoplights except sell something so i can buy a new carb?
    i been unemployed for 4 months....
    a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.

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    Tell ya what Billy, I've actually had better performance with a 302 using the stock Autolite 2 barrel that came on the car.... The Holley two barrels work great for me---running on a circle burner at WOT all the time, even then they like to stumble and bumble all over themselves if you have to feather things a bit in our out of a corner..... JMO.

    Wish I would have kept the part number, there was a vacuum switch that we used on the throttle linkage to hold the throttle open slightly when you first stopped, until the vacuum went up again and pulled the switch off... Might want to ask Mike P.---might have been off the tri-power Holley setup for MoPars????? Anyway, mounted on a bracket that attached to the left front carb stud... real similar to the electrical A/C idle up electric switch...... I'll look in the shop for you Billy, might have one of the switches or a part number left over out there from my circle burnin' days.....

    As for the new carb and manifold, keep your eyes open at the salvage yard, the factory 4 barrel intake for a sbf isn't all that rare...buddy picked one up the other day for scrap weight price! Let me do some diggin' around in the corners and see what I have for leftovers that might help you out......
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    thanks brotha!
    my fiance wont even go for a ride in it.
    she dont trust it....
    and that sucks for me as much as it does for her
    a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.

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    i just bought this on ebay (hope it's the right one)

    Holley #37-1543 Carburetor Rebuild Kit NIB Fast Kit Model 2300 2 barrel
    a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.

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    there are apparently 1000's of variables.
    so i am going to use the holley fast kit and start from there.
    (besides the vacuum tests,fuel level check i have already done)
    a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by billy zz View Post
    there are apparently 1000's of variables. so i am going to use the holley fast kit and start from there. (besides the vacuum tests,fuel level check i have already done)
    Variables?? UM.. ok.. What was the original complaint? the stalling?
    Out of curiousity yesterday, I did a search on ebay for Autolite 2100's and there are a lot of them! Some were 20 / 30 bucks. And the dashpot that Dave mentioned was in there to. The dashpot was supposed to "catch" the throttle and close the butterflys slowly and gently to stop the motor stalling. It may help your issue????

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    Quote Originally Posted by 34_40 View Post
    Variables?? UM.. ok.. What was the original complaint? the stalling?
    Out of curiousity yesterday, I did a search on ebay for Autolite 2100's and there are a lot of them! Some were 20 / 30 bucks. And the dashpot that Dave mentioned was in there to. The dashpot was supposed to "catch" the throttle and close the butterflys slowly and gently to stop the motor stalling. It may help your issue????
    you wouldnt believe how many conflicting pieces of advice i got everywhere i looked and/or asked

    i rebuilt using a holley fast kit.
    seems to run just fine.
    idles well at stoplights and wont bog when stomped on.
    woot!
    a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by billy zz View Post
    you wouldnt believe how many conflicting pieces of advice i got everywhere i looked and/or asked.
    i rebuilt using a holley fast kit. seems to run just fine. idles well at stoplights and wont bog when stomped on. woot!
    That's great news! Good for you! Gonna take the missus for a ride now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 34_40 View Post
    That's great news! Good for you! Gonna take the missus for a ride now?
    yepper!
    as soon as i install the heater she will be ready to cruise with me.

    YAY!
    a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.

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