| [GMCnet] Re: It was not a cracked intake- it was the carb. now what? [message #369244 is a reply to message #369243] |
Thu, 24 March 2022 18:20   |
Len Novak
Messages: 676
Registered: February 2004
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Karma:
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Just for grins look for a crack at the base of the carb. Been there,
done that. Took forever to find that.
Len Novak
On 3/24/2022 4:15 PM, dave silva wrote:
> This coach had been fully rebuilt and then parked for seven years when i got it.
>
> This made it hard to troubleshoot. It would run OK and then bog down. So of course we looked at fuel lines, filters, old gas etc.
>
> Got all that sorted still no change. Chased vac leaks etc. No change.
>
> Then someone suggested a cracked intake- that fit the symptoms perfectly. The issue would get worse as the engine warmed up but also, the severity
> would get worse over time. So it made perfect sense that a crack would open more as the engine wormed and get bigger over time.
>
> I scored a good intake and commenced to changing it. And when it was all back together there is NO CHANGEit still does not run right.
>
> So maybe the carb? The Revcon is sitting there, has not been run in over a year. The original Toronado Carb has NEVER been rebuilt, but i swap it
> out and the Coach runs PERFECTLY!
>
> Ok, that was a long and winding road. Whatever is going on is happening in the carb ONLY.
>
>
> Here's the symptoms- engine starts pretty easily, takes off smoothly and accelerates into second gear and then has no more power. If I give it more
> gas is bogs down like it's gonna stall.
>
> This gets worse the longer i drive it (lately not more than a couple miles)
>
> This carb was freshly rebuilt for the Coop in 2013. it went 1000 miles and did not move again so I'm not inclined to tear in all apart, it's not like
> parts are worn or thousands of gallons of fuel have run through it.
>
> What Say the Brain Trust ?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
Len and Pat Novak 1978 GMC Kingsley The Beast II with dash lights that
work and labels you can see! Las Vegas, NV new email: B52srule@gmail.com
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4375
www.bdub.net/novak/
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
Len and Pat Novak
1978 GMC Kingsley
The Beast II with dash lights that work and labels you can see!
Las Vegas, NV new email: B52sRule@Gmail.com
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4375
www.bdub.net/novak/
|
|
|
|
GMCforum
Search
Help
Register
Login
Home
