Under the index for under a grand!

Mark Yacavone · 08-20-2015, 02:04 PM

It's not the converter!

Lee Valentine · 08-20-2015, 03:05 PM

Went crazy recently with big cube Ford on the dyno couldn't get it rich enough. The cam was over scavenging,

Dan Fahey · 08-20-2015, 03:56 PM

Have you checked the Sock in the Sending unit inside the gas tank?
Sometimes in old cars they get all gummed up and the sock breaks down and get sucked inside the tube !

Happened to my 1969 Galaxie XL with 429/360hp way back when.

Actually had a second problem, a cracked hose connecting the Sending Unit to the gas line.

Dan

Billy Nees · 08-20-2015, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Have you checked the Sock in the Sending unit inside the gas tank?
Sometimes in old cars they get all gummed up and the sock breaks down and get sucked inside the tube ! Dan

Good point, Dan. I had an old Camaro that I went through that with. I don't remember having the tank out of the car. It's worth a look!

Billy Nees · 08-20-2015, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee Valentine

Went crazy recently with big cube Ford on the dyno couldn't get it rich enough. The cam was over scavenging,

Thank You, Lee! I tell people that and they say I'm nuts!
With that being said, with the wacky heads on this car, even though I have a very small exhaust lobe in it, the new headers could be doing something similar. I might be smart to just try the original headers again.

08-20-2015, 02:04 PM	#1
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,818 Likes: 2,909 Liked 5,126 Times in 1,954 Posts	Re: Under the index for under a grand! It's not the converter! __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

08-20-2015, 03:05 PM	#2
Lee Valentine Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brookfield, CT Posts: 708 Likes: 13 Liked 319 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Under the index for under a grand! Went crazy recently with big cube Ford on the dyno couldn't get it rich enough. The cam was over scavenging, __________________ Lee Valentine 1661 STK

08-20-2015, 03:56 PM	#3
Dan Fahey VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,128 Likes: 1,084 Liked 184 Times in 113 Posts	Re: Under the index for under a grand! Have you checked the Sock in the Sending unit inside the gas tank? Sometimes in old cars they get all gummed up and the sock breaks down and get sucked inside the tube ! Happened to my 1969 Galaxie XL with 429/360hp way back when. Actually had a second problem, a cracked hose connecting the Sending Unit to the gas line. Dan