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    dead carb.

    Well the carb on my 1970 318 Polara has finally given up. It's only 50 years old for goodness sake, don't make them like they used to.....etc,etc...(butterfly screw head vanished, leaking from shaft etc ) So I need a replacement for a Carter 2249/2027 (4895S) plenty around but which to avoid? Is...
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    Fuel starvation

    The ongoing saga of engine cutting out....1970 318 Polara auto, once again the Polara died,as usual at a busy junction.So here's what I found after a bunch of folk helped push it clear. Spark at plugs Plugs were dry Had residual fuel pressure at the carb fuel inlet. Near empty float chamber. We...
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    still flooding

    1970 318 Polara auto, Carter BBD. Its been a problem for a while, I've tried cleaning carb and tank, fresh needles, check float height etc but the carb still floods after the engine has been run, i.e start the engine, let it run /drive for a while till warm shut down, the carb floods to the...
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    sealant or not ?

    still having issues with a fuel weep from the carb joints so I'll be stripping it again ( found someone with an ultrasonic cleaner so it'll be taking a bath as well ). question is do I use sealant on the body joints? don't want to go down the tweak the screws route. I intend to try to reface the...
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    What do I have?

    I feel I have not what I thought, I need to replace the rad in our 1970 Polara318. The new rad has the hose positions on opposite sides, as I had trouble getting the correct size belts I' m wondering if the engine is from something else? With the original rad everything lined up perfectly, has...
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    Manifold heat contol valve

    Just found out that the righthand manifold heat control valve is 'Well seized' shut, questions :- any gotcha's to watch out for when I simply remove and fix ? What does this do ? The car has been difficult to start when hot. A similar setup on my 235 C...y had been removed, is this a route to a...
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    BBD carb settings

    just had to clean the BBD carb on a 1970 318 Dodge auto, was ok till I floored it and blocked every orifice, ended up getting a small cup full of crud out, honest, never seen so much. anyway I now have to undo decades of 'tweeks to keep it running' but am unable to find base settings for idle...
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