my secondaries on my 600CFM edelbrock are stuck open........i think i see the reason why, but i cant figure out what to do about it since i have no idea what i am doing with carburetors

it seems like the rod that goes from the "cam" that opens the secondaries down to the lever that is "hit" when you go WOT is stuck on the "cam"



see i really have no idea wtf i am doing

please help

 

ehhh i took a look at some pics of carbs and it seems like someone put the retainer on wrong...........

when should the secondaries open? at WOT?

cuz with the throttle completely closed they are propped open

if i open the throttle, WOT also, they stay in that one spot and do not move at all....................

i'm new with carbs, but common sense tells me this isnt correct...................

what should the secondaries do when i pull the throttle wide open?

car isnt running yet, but will be soon..............

 

You got this carb used, right???!!!

Some one had the top off the carb and mucked up the linkage when they put it back together.

Lokk for a pic of a Edelbrock carb that shows the linkage
and fix yours.


You'll figure it out.......

 

well i bought the car used with the carb, i started it a few times before i began the project, and it idled good.....so i dont understand what the hell is going on here................but, yes it looks like the linkage is f'ed up


thanx man

 

My secondaries stay locked open too!!! Oh yah, that's because the pedal is always to the floor.

 

lol at jfox

and yes, if it's a vac secondary carb, the secondaries will open more with less vacuum present in the system...

Mechanical secondaries rely on throttle position instead (for those high lift cams... )

 

ok, my problem is that the secondaries are open AND THE CAR IS TURNED OFF WITH NO THROTTLE APPLIED

they are mechanical secondaries..........................i looked at the linkage and it appears ok.................also the plate in the airhorn is cocked open, whats up with that??

HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

ok, disregard the airhorn plate being open, i looked at pic and its supposed to be like that

uhhhhhh, are the secondaries on the carbs angled? if so, maybe they are not open....................

whats the purposed of the plate thats inside the airhorn, what does it do?

what should the correct operation of the secondaries be? opened at WOT?

 

well. i just figured out what the choke plate is LOL

as for the secondaries, everything on the outside of the carb appears to be correct and opertaing right.........my guess is that its something inside...............

 

anybody?

 

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