I won't say that that gasket isn't working poorly elsewhere and causing trouble in one of the passages or another internally, but I don't think that gap is your issue.
The magic number for the step up rod is 28.5 mm.
Well, unless it's completely closed off by the choke valve, there's a lot of air coming down that giant hole in the top of the carburetor and that little sliver of air isn't going to amount to much. :D
That leak would ONLY affect you if you need full choke, unless it's leaking on the inside around the float chamber too.
It looks like you have the standard metering rod from what I can tell. Here's the selection of rods for the SD50 as posted a few years ago by Mark A. (Mark, I apologize if...
I'm tempted to say "unbelievable".
Where ever I look up acceleration stumble or hesitation, they seem to say something about air/fuel mismatch. I believe that acceleration stumble is what I'm hearing in Destin's video (and my truck has done that too, Destin). Obviously, vacuum leak is only...
You might have a vacuum leak in a hot engine that you don't have when it's cold. Our older engines have cast iron manifolds and they may change a lot with temperature. You can test it hot and cold. Just get one of those little propane cylinders for brazing/welding/plumbing at the hardware...
I agree that the soapy water method won't help you find a vacuum leak. The method I was taught involves a little bottle of propane and a hose to direct it around the manifold gaskets and base of the carb, where most leaks occur.
http://www.ehow.com/how_12170503_vacuum-leak-propane.html
Other...
Destin I've had this happen rarely, and it hasn't happened for a long time. I don't have a lot to add to what's already been said. Did you check for a vacuum leak yet? I saw you were going to. I wondered about water in your gas. Also, I always use ethanol free gas now.
Your plugs look...
I looked at that years ago, when the guy was telling every interested party to take a hike. I wonder if the old owner choked on some bile and there's a new one. If I get a chance I'll try to get some pictures and the VIN. It's a problem that the phone number is incomplete.
I am sure that is a disc and not a dish freeze plug, as the picture shows. I wouldn't get anything but OEM, either. I seem to recall that the Kit doesn't have enough discs that size for the F135. They provide 3 and you need 4. You have to get an extra, and you might want to get a few more in...
They called her at 5 AM to tell her it had been found (that's what my daughter tells me) and that's not a good time for her roommate. So she didn't retain that info. :lol: She had the new car by then and wasn't too interested, apparently.
So, I just learned they found this truck a few weeks ago, totally stripped. Fortunately, my daughter's roommate had insurance to cover, and she now drives a subaru. :frown:
My daughter is home for a few days and I replaced the wing window, dome light which they broke, and the stereo from her...
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