Carb Cough and fart

1928Pickuppain

Senior Member
I find my truck has a carb cough when im going down hill or decelerating I know there was thread on it but i can no longer find it. its also back fireing once and a while when going down Hill. It would be greate to look at that old thered but if it cant be found whats you guys ideas?
 
I refrained from posting when I first saw this post this morning, but I suspected a too lean condition. I read the thread listed in the above post and indeed, there are a few lean condition theorists, too.

You didn't mention if you had tried a little richer GAV setting...a little more open, in other words. You might try opening the GAV about another 1/4 turn and see if that addresses your issue. If not, then I'd suspect an air leak somewhere around the carb-to-manifold joint, or around the manifold gasket...both of these will cause a lean condition. If you suspect that...with the engine warmed and idling, try squirting some WD40 around the joints between the carb/manifold and manifold/head. If you get any change in your idle speed...then there's your leak. If no change in idle, then it's something else.

Hope this helps...let us know what you find...
 
somewhere I read recently that the latest WD40 isn't flammable, so won't work for this test .....

Ken
 
Hell, Ken...I've had a can of WD40 for the last 12 years. I've used it to start balky-starting lawnmowers, a Jaguar 4.2l, and at least two big block V8 Fords after rebuilds. The new stuff may not be flammable, but this can I've got sure as hell is...! ;)

But...that got me to thinking (boy...THAT'S dangerous)...think I'll buy a new can on the way home and test it myself. I would imagine the propellant has changed...maybe that's what was flammable, I dunno.

I'll employ the ol' "TBFO" method of research... Tell By Finding Out
 
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