A friend has a '79 convertible, and had a lot of trouble with the fuel injection system. He paid somebody to convert it to a carburetor. Here's what they did: Dual port manifold has the heat riser tubes cut off, probably because the '79 muffler didn't have connections for them. Oil bath air cleaner has no pre heat tube installed. Tubes from the charcoal cannister under the right fender are cut off. 34pict3 carb, 009 dizzy with the electronic ignition conversion. And here's the big concern: They left the original fuel pump, and added a pressure regulator before the carb. Regular 1/4 inch fuel lines clamped with gear clamps, and a plastic fuel filter in line, before the regulator. How much pressure does that original FI pump put out? Are those lines safe at that pressure? The car has a lot of trouble idling, and accelerating, which I bet is the lack of heat risers. But the fuel pressure thing has me most worried.
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20 years ago