Looked over the carb this morning. I saw they installed the small little fuel filter in it. I've never liked those and run with them removed (use a larger external fuel filter instead). Figured I'd remove it before I forgot about it.
Got the fuel filter fitting 75% out then it started to jam up. Nicely tried to work it out of there- and finally got it out. Ended up partially stripping the threads just removing it. That was one of the reasons I hated those little fuel filters. Luckily I had another fitting and cleaned the threads in the carb the best I could. Installed a little thread sealant also and was able to re-install it.
Ran the wiring for the choke, and had to wait a split second for fuel to fill up the carb, then it fired right up. Need to drive it around a bit and see how it does.
One thing that did concern me is they had some paperwork inside the box saying this carb was for mildly modified small block engines. This carb is for engines that have:
-dual plane intake manifold (that is what I have... check)
-compression 8.5-9.5 (9.1:1 compression... check)
-mild porting or performance heads (vortec heads... check)
-cam duration @ .050 MIN 210, MAX 220 (roller cam, 196* intake, 206* exhaust. Problem?)
-Lobe separation 110-112 (lobe separation is only 109*. Problem?)
Huh? So since this engine has a smaller camshaft will that mean this carb isn't a good match for it? Will it run too rich then? Like I said, I've never been a carb person but I'm learning more all the time. Didn't have to know things like this when it was a stock engine, with a stock carb. They were already matched at the factory.
