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Old 08-02-2008, 01:59 PM   #1
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gas coming out vent tube on hard take off.

gas coming out vent tude on hard take off and keeps coming out down the track. what is making this happen?
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Re: gas coming out vent tube on hard take off.

I wonder if the fuel level is too high in the fuel bowl.

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Re: gas coming out vent tube on hard take off.

lower your floats.what kind of carb u running?
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Re: gas coming out vent tube on hard take off.

holley 4779-3 750dp psi set at 6.5
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Re: gas coming out vent tube on hard take off.

try lowering your float levels
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You don't have fuel coming out under any other conditions?

Rather than just lowering the float level, you should make sure it is set right. It should just dribble out of the bottom of the bowl site plug hole.
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Re: gas coming out vent tube on hard take off.

just on hard take offs. and it just dribbles out when u bump fender. and i even set psi down to 3psi to see if it still done it and it did well i would say it is more like blowing out of the vent tube on front side.
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and get wrose when u let off the gas on hard acc

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