Carb question

[intofx]

Ditch the carb. I had a demon on a mildly build 350 and I could never get it to run right. I swore I would travel the earth telling of the junk I got from BG. The front fuel bowl sight glass o-ring was pinched, metal shavings in the aft fuel bowl and I bought on with the Easy Idle adjustment which never worked right. I called them and they said that was for built motors but no where in their advertisements does it say that. Trash It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any suggestions which carb to buy for my 383?



Matt

[John Haley]

I have not had a bad Demon carb yet, but have found many other problems that will make you think you have a bad carb. The two most common are, Idle screws are set at about 3 turns out. The other is old rotted fuel line sucking air.

Turn your idle adjustment screws in until they stop. You will think they are in all the way, but they are not. At this point they are about 1 1/2 turns out. Leave them there, reset your idle and go drive it.

If you are still having vapor lock problems and droplets of fuel spitting from the over flow tubes, check for bad fuel line sucking air( usually the rubber one at the tank connecting to the metal line on the frame), also check to see if your fuel sock in the tank is plugged.

[intofx]

I've officially given up on the carb. I'm going to do what I should have done in the first place and have the car EFI-ed. All of the problem parts will be replaced and the fuel lines re run as a result. I just wish I had pulled the trigger before spending a pile of cash trying to fix this car one part at a time...

Matt