DeTomaso Mailing List: August 99, Message #28

> Well, I got back from the tech session yesterday only to find bad news
> with
> the car. Oh well, life goes on. In any event, I didn't accomplish much on
> the way of my carb EXCEPT I gained mucho valuable info about that Holley
> DP.
> Well, I ended up looking at the carb once again. It had been leaking (in
> droplets) fuel from the primary throttle shaft. One member at the tech
> session said "DX the thing". Not! I'm going to rebuild it on my lunchtime.
> Hee hee. I have an empty table that I'm going to use styrofoam coffee cups
> to separate the parts (maybe even xerox the plate with the hardware to get
> a
> copy of how its supposed to go on). I removed the bottom plate with the
> throttle valves from the airhorn yesterday and degreased it as much as
> possible. I plan to chamfer and "spring up" a teflon seal into the
> chamfered
> area so I can stop the leak. In any event, at the tech session, we
> discovered a buggered up gasket on one of the float bowls. I bet part of
> that leak had to emanate from this section of the carb. Additionally, the
> secondaries were jetted to 76. I bought a couple of jets form Larry Stock
> and rejetted them down to 73. Additionally, Steve L provided me with info
> surrounding the idle adjust pressure for the Holley. At 120 psig or so,
> those set screw adjustments should be made until the highest vacuum is
> reached before backing of the screws 1/8 turn (right Steve?). 
> 
> O.k. So much for that. Already I've contacted the great Dave D about
> repairing that rusted shock tower and already a plan of action is formed
> up!
> Wish me luck, folks. Cal. #2428R.