Recent content by JMFL36

It's time to get my old top irons re-chromed, which will require me to take them all apart. Does anyone have a source for all the various studs and rivets that the irons use?

Well, I plumbed a fuel pressure gauge into the steel fuel line today right off the fuel pump. Ran the car at different RPMs. At idle it reads 4.5 PSI, and at higher RMPs it never goes over 5 PSI. So I think I can safely rule out the fuel pump as the cause of the carb flooding. To see a short...

Well, I plumbed a fuel pressure gauge into the steel fuel line today right off the fuel pump. Ran the car at different RPMs. At idle it reads 4.5 PSI, and at higher RMPs it never goes over 5 PSI. So I think I can safely rule out the fuel pump as the cause of the carb flooding. To see a short...

Yes, the car has it's original 256 per the cast markings on the block by the carb. All stock. I just picked up a fuel pressure gauge and the right tee block to plumb it into the steel line. I'll post some photos and reading when I get it installed over the weekend.

What should the correct fuel pressure be for this carb? 3-5 psi?

Here are photos of the pump and the carb showing where gas is leaking after about 10 miles of driving. I emptied the pump gas bowl so you can see the screen inside a little better. Somehow gas is filling the accelerator pump chamber, overspilling to the connecting rod, and running down the rod...

I run only ethanol free gas. The pump is a Ford script OEM pump that I rebuilt with modern components. Gas tank is new. I do not run a fuel filter other than the strainer in the pump's glass bowl.

Seems like one problem after another trying to get my '54 Mercury 256 Y Block to run smoothly. First it was the Holly teapot 4 barrel carburetor, so I replaced it with one of Sal's carbs. Next it was a fuel supply issue that turned out to be a mud wasp nest blocking the gas tank vent tube. Now...

I grew up in the area and used to love going to this show. I need to make it up there again but can't make this show. Does anyone know the dates of the fall meet?

I've got 3 Runtz 12-Volt to 6-Volt Voltage Reducers I'll sell you for half the price of Speedway 12V to 6V Reducer.

I don't see the need to put the auxiliary electric pump on a by-pass circuit. The pump I bought is flow-thru and my stock mechanical pump pulls like a clydesdale. I'm going to use a momentary switch wired to a battery power source, which eliminates the need for a relay and for wiring through an...

3-4 psi

Hi Folks. Wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a good quality fuel regulator with flare fitting for steel fuel lines? All the stuff I've found so far has rubber hose fittings.

If I'm using a momentary toggle switch to turn on the pump (to prime the teapot), do I really need to worry about including a relay powered through an ignition power source and an oil pressure sensor as described in the diagram? I was just going to wire from a battery power source to a momentary...

If you do go with a dual exhaust setup, be sure to relocate the front steel fuel line. Here's where I plumbed the line on my '54 Mercury Monterey with dual exhaust. It originally ran on the other side of the steering box, and would boil the gas in the line after the exhaust got up to temperature.