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Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail #1305696 09/17/12 03:09 PM 09/17/12 03:09 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 kansas F farmboy OP enthusiast
farmboy OP enthusiast F Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 kansas	Have run a 1050 Holley for years with good results, but let it sit for a year, and can't get it to idle clean. Floats are set right, and the needle and seats are holding, but idles rich, and seems to drip and flood the engine when I shut it down. Starts great when its cold, but hard starting after it has been run a while. Got the metering plates soaking now. Got any ideas? TIA

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: farmboy] #1305697 09/17/12 03:14 PM 09/17/12 03:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 83 Southern IL. J jafr member
jafr member J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 83 Southern IL.	Check the floats. Brass float could have a pin hole, nitrophyl could be heavy from soaking up fuel.

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: jafr] #1305698 09/17/12 05:16 PM 09/17/12 05:16 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,682 Philadelphia R radar top fuel
radar top fuel R Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,682 Philadelphia	Shoot some carb cleaner and air into the idle air bleeds sould be dirty. Do you run an air filter?

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: radar] #1305699 09/17/12 07:34 PM 09/17/12 07:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 kansas F farmboy OP enthusiast
farmboy OP enthusiast F Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 kansas	I just soaked the metering blocks, checked for warpage, put in new brass floats, cleaned the air bleeds, and set the fuel level. Started great cold, idled pretty nice, but still a little rich, but acts flooded when you go to start in five minutes, Lots of gas vapor coming out of the front two barrels, after you kill the engine. Bad needle and seat?????

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: farmboy] #1305700 09/17/12 09:25 PM 09/17/12 09:25 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,088 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,088 Bend,OR USA	What type of fuel?, Race gas or ? Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: Cab_Burge] #1305701 09/17/12 10:42 PM 09/17/12 10:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 kansas F farmboy OP enthusiast
farmboy OP enthusiast F Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 kansas	Running 91 octane pump gas

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: farmboy] #1305702 09/17/12 11:40 PM 09/17/12 11:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,495 Shelby mi. J JAKE68 pro stock
JAKE68 pro stock J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,495 Shelby mi.	so you say you are using pump gas.Which probably has ethinaul (sp) Which is hard on anything with some rubbers. If you have a power valve I would look there based on your symptoms. JAKES AUTOMOTIVE

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: JAKE68] #1305703 09/18/12 05:26 AM 09/18/12 05:26 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 kansas F farmboy OP enthusiast
farmboy OP enthusiast F Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 kansas	Just put in new 35 power valves a couple days ago.

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: farmboy] #1305704 09/18/12 06:35 AM 09/18/12 06:35 AM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 617 PA B bwhackd34 mopar
bwhackd34 mopar B Joined: May 2012 Posts: 617 PA	ccheck your set up...if it is dripping out the boosters you may have too much transition slot showing....take it off...turn it upside down...set the butterflies to show a small 'square' transition slot and put it back on...leave the idle speed screws alone from here and try to tune idle with the fuel screws...if you cant get it perfect try to adjust the rear idle srew just a little bit.....

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: farmboy] #1305705 09/18/12 10:46 AM 09/18/12 10:46 AM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,305 Hobart,Indiana MoparPitBull Hollywood
MoparPitBull Hollywood Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,305 Hobart,Indiana	You say the carb sat-up for awhile...check o-ring on the primary needle and seat. If it looks suspect, swap it to the secondary and if booster starts dripping in rear you have pinpointed your problem.

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: bwhackd34] #1305706 09/18/12 09:06 PM 09/18/12 09:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 kansas F farmboy OP enthusiast
farmboy OP enthusiast F Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 kansas	I think that was the problem. tried adjusting the rear enough to get it to idle clean, but then the rear drips. Biggest problem now is way too rich at idle.

Re: Help, I have a Holley 1050 kicking my tail [Re: farmboy] #1305707 09/19/12 12:26 PM 09/19/12 12:26 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 617 PA B bwhackd34 mopar
bwhackd34 mopar B Joined: May 2012 Posts: 617 PA	Great!....if you have adjustable bleeds go up on orifice size on the outside bleeds

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