fastjeff
Gold Medal Contributor
One of my Edelbrock 1409s has developed a slow flooding that makes the motor stall in gear. Put in new needles and seats to no avail (and EVERYTHING else checks out). Problem developed after sitting at the slip for a few weeks after a very smooth launch and run to the slip. Also, this same carb performed beautifully all last year.
So what's the problem? Either a crack has appeared somewhere inside the carb body, or ethanol had eaten a hole somewhere that allows gas to be sucked in under vacuum. (I let the carb sit on a white surface all night with lacquer thinner inside. No indication of a leak appeared, and the fluid levels had not changed overnight.) Three attempts to get this turkey working right have failed, so a new 1409 is on the way.
I reported on this since I've long been a supporter of these carbs--and I still am--but if my other 1409 goes the way of this one, I'll feel a bit differently.
Jeff
PS: Talked with a Edelbrock tech rep with a really attitude about why Edelbrock doesn't drill and tap the carb body for a PCV connection. He claims that the USCG does not allow them to do that. Interesting?
So what's the problem? Either a crack has appeared somewhere inside the carb body, or ethanol had eaten a hole somewhere that allows gas to be sucked in under vacuum. (I let the carb sit on a white surface all night with lacquer thinner inside. No indication of a leak appeared, and the fluid levels had not changed overnight.) Three attempts to get this turkey working right have failed, so a new 1409 is on the way.
I reported on this since I've long been a supporter of these carbs--and I still am--but if my other 1409 goes the way of this one, I'll feel a bit differently.
Jeff
PS: Talked with a Edelbrock tech rep with a really attitude about why Edelbrock doesn't drill and tap the carb body for a PCV connection. He claims that the USCG does not allow them to do that. Interesting?