Carburetors

[dfeagins@domain.elided (Denni Feagins)]

Also: I have a holley two barrel carburetor and lately I've been getting
>really bad mileage (8 mi/gal) :(  The vehicle acts as though it will die
>for an instant if you punch the accelerator then slowly (2 or 3 sec.)
>responds. This is Bad when you're in the middle of an intersection!!
> It also smells to be running very rich. Does this sound like the
>power valve is bad? if I rebuild the carb, is there any modifications I
>can do to make the holley do a little better off road? I would also like
>to put one of those foam kits in to prevent sloshing. Where can I get one?
>
>Thanks!!
>
>Mark A. Pepe
>'76 Traveler w/345
>Just sold my '67 800 :< (I will always kick myself for that!) I did sell
>it for 200% of what I paid. Bought it for $120.00 sold it for $2,200.00
>(Of course I actually invested close to 4,000 in it)
>
I spent $11.99 on a rebuild kit from (egads) Autozone and it helped to clear
up the problems you're describing.  I also had to 'adjust' the accelerator
pump (is that the right term?) linkage to get the fuel to pump into my carb
quickly enough.