Here's the deal. Last week I had an issue with the carburetor on my 318 Poly. I took the advice of the guys on the board (thank you, by the way) I decided to have the original Stromberg carb rebuilt rather than fixing the Holley that was on the car and was shooting fuel out of the vent tube.
The car was at the mechanic's where I had had it towed when the carb problem sprung up. I brought him the rebuilt Stromberg and had him install it and do a couple of other jobs I needed to have done (rear axle bearings needed replacing and I had him install an electric pusher fan I had bought and was planning to install myself).
The car was in the shop a week so I was anxious to get it back. Today he called and told me there was an issue with the carburetor. He thinks there's something wrong with the accelerator pump. I asked if the car was drivable, figuring I could take it to the guy who rebuilt the carb in the morning. He said it was drivable but it'll want to die on you if you give it gas too hard, etc.
The mechanic was closing up shop when I picked up the car. We talked about it a while and then I left. The acceleration out of idle was just as he described it but then I started hearing a strange tapping or sound from the engine compartment. When I got it to my office it sounded like it was coming from the driver's side valve assembly. Note this engine was rebuilt in 2007 and has approximately 5000 miles on it since.
So here's the questions. Is this car safe to drive to my home (approximately 15 miles away) with this tapping noise?
What might be causing this?
Could fuel delivery because of the unresolved carburetor issue be the cause?
I will call mechanic in the morning to get his take on it but right now it's after hours.
The car was at the mechanic's where I had had it towed when the carb problem sprung up. I brought him the rebuilt Stromberg and had him install it and do a couple of other jobs I needed to have done (rear axle bearings needed replacing and I had him install an electric pusher fan I had bought and was planning to install myself).
The car was in the shop a week so I was anxious to get it back. Today he called and told me there was an issue with the carburetor. He thinks there's something wrong with the accelerator pump. I asked if the car was drivable, figuring I could take it to the guy who rebuilt the carb in the morning. He said it was drivable but it'll want to die on you if you give it gas too hard, etc.
The mechanic was closing up shop when I picked up the car. We talked about it a while and then I left. The acceleration out of idle was just as he described it but then I started hearing a strange tapping or sound from the engine compartment. When I got it to my office it sounded like it was coming from the driver's side valve assembly. Note this engine was rebuilt in 2007 and has approximately 5000 miles on it since.
So here's the questions. Is this car safe to drive to my home (approximately 15 miles away) with this tapping noise?
What might be causing this?
Could fuel delivery because of the unresolved carburetor issue be the cause?
I will call mechanic in the morning to get his take on it but right now it's after hours.
