Edelbrock 1411 off idle stumble

[commando1]

I don't see a spring.

 

[detmatt]

Thanks Stan, I have those diagrams. I'm sure the correct spring could take the place of the weight.

 

[commando1]

Now I'm getting the concept.
It's a spring and a ball OR a weight and a ball.
And you can make adjustments by changing the ball and/or the spring/weight.
And a spring would be an earlier design?

Also read somewhere that Herb McCandless said to just throw away the weight/spring altogether.

 

[saylor]

i had type 1 / type A in that pic ^^ the squared off niblet and ball bearing.

commando i dunno which came first, the spring or the weight

42 !

- saylor

 

[commando1]

commando i dunno which came first, the spring or the weight

Herb says throw them away regardless. lmao

 

[detmatt]

Herb says throw them away regardless. lmao

That's the info that I'm looking for, thanks Stan!

 

[detmatt]

Both my 1406 and 1411 are around 4 years old.

 

[saylor]

wow really ? take em out and run without it?

 

[Ripinator]

wow really ? take em out and run without it?

Probably works well if you have a stick shift AFX Hemi Cuda you drive only a quarter of a mile at a time. . .

 

[commando1]

wow really ? take em out and run without it?

I would. See how it runs.

 

[1978 NYB]

You can always put it back in.

 

[commando1]

The point is, you probably can cure the stumble by using lighter weights.
Or you can keep shaving the existing weight until you get the desired results.
To use technical terms, it's called fiddling.

 

[detmatt]

They're easy enough to work on that's for sure.

 

[detmatt]

The spring.

 

[commando1]

Seattle Seahawks? What the....

 

[detmatt]

Washington state car with Washington state goodies.

 

[detmatt]

Everybody can remove their springs and weights from on top of your balls in these carbs, Herb was right! Now that I think about it I do remember taking this same advice a while back and got rid of the one in the 1406. Now that the spring is out of the 1411 it has shown a marked improvement with more steady power all the way to cruising speed. Between that and drilling out the nozzles it feels like a completely different carb.

 

[Ripinator]

Everybody can remove their springs and weights from on top of your balls in these carbs, Herb was right! Now that I think about it I do remember taking this same advice a while back and got rid of the one in the 1406. Now that the spring is out of the 1411 it has shown a marked improvement with more steady power all the way to cruising speed. Between that and drilling out the nozzles it feels like a completely different carb.

Mighty fine! I was very skeptical regarding Herb's advice.

 

[Big_John]

This is interesting. I bought a used 1406 a while ago (I'm cheap like that) and I noticed the spring was missing... So I put it back together with the spring.

I have a TQ on the 300 right now and I've been going to do the manifold swap... But.... Geez.. the car runs so good with the TQ...

 

[commando1]

Problem solved here now?