Fuel pressure regulator??????
 

I got a problem, I put a weber carb on my 256 awhile back and have noticed
that it has been running rich. After many hours of adjusting and tweaking
the carb I called Weber and they said that I need to knock down my fuel
pressure. The mechanical fuel pump puts out aprox 5-6 psi and the carb needs
2.5-3psi. All the parts stores that I have talked to say that there is
nothing I can use to drop the pressure. I would think that there has to be
some sort of regulator that will output a fixed or adjustable pressure that
I can put in the fuel line after the pump. If anyone knows of a part # or
manufacture that I can get something to fix this I would be forever in your
debt. Thanks


Scott
90YJ

Re: Fuel pressure regulator??????
 

For what it's worth ... the fuel pressure sounds ok to me (my V6 boat engine
spec is 3-7 psi). You need that pressure to supply sufficient fuel at
running speed. Might I suggest the carb may have been modified either for a
larger engine or by someone to run rich(er) ... meaning the primary
jets/metering rods (I'm a 4 bbl guy, excuse my ignorance here) may be
"oversize".

"Foot Loose" <footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:40216b30_3@newspeer2.tds.net...
> I got a problem, I put a weber carb on my 256 awhile back and have noticed
> that it has been running rich. After many hours of adjusting and tweaking
> the carb I called Weber and they said that I need to knock down my fuel
> pressure. The mechanical fuel pump puts out aprox 5-6 psi and the carb
needs
> 2.5-3psi. All the parts stores that I have talked to say that there is
> nothing I can use to drop the pressure. I would think that there has to be
> some sort of regulator that will output a fixed or adjustable pressure
that
> I can put in the fuel line after the pump. If anyone knows of a part # or
> manufacture that I can get something to fix this I would be forever in
your
> debt. Thanks
>
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
>
>

Re: Fuel pressure regulator??????
 

For what it's worth ... the fuel pressure sounds ok to me (my V6 boat engine
spec is 3-7 psi). You need that pressure to supply sufficient fuel at
running speed. Might I suggest the carb may have been modified either for a
larger engine or by someone to run rich(er) ... meaning the primary
jets/metering rods (I'm a 4 bbl guy, excuse my ignorance here) may be
"oversize".

"Foot Loose" <footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:40216b30_3@newspeer2.tds.net...
> I got a problem, I put a weber carb on my 256 awhile back and have noticed
> that it has been running rich. After many hours of adjusting and tweaking
> the carb I called Weber and they said that I need to knock down my fuel
> pressure. The mechanical fuel pump puts out aprox 5-6 psi and the carb
needs
> 2.5-3psi. All the parts stores that I have talked to say that there is
> nothing I can use to drop the pressure. I would think that there has to be
> some sort of regulator that will output a fixed or adjustable pressure
that
> I can put in the fuel line after the pump. If anyone knows of a part # or
> manufacture that I can get something to fix this I would be forever in
your
> debt. Thanks
>
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
>
>

Re: Fuel pressure regulator??????
 

For what it's worth ... the fuel pressure sounds ok to me (my V6 boat engine
spec is 3-7 psi). You need that pressure to supply sufficient fuel at
running speed. Might I suggest the carb may have been modified either for a
larger engine or by someone to run rich(er) ... meaning the primary
jets/metering rods (I'm a 4 bbl guy, excuse my ignorance here) may be
"oversize".

"Foot Loose" <footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:40216b30_3@newspeer2.tds.net...
> I got a problem, I put a weber carb on my 256 awhile back and have noticed
> that it has been running rich. After many hours of adjusting and tweaking
> the carb I called Weber and they said that I need to knock down my fuel
> pressure. The mechanical fuel pump puts out aprox 5-6 psi and the carb
needs
> 2.5-3psi. All the parts stores that I have talked to say that there is
> nothing I can use to drop the pressure. I would think that there has to be
> some sort of regulator that will output a fixed or adjustable pressure
that
> I can put in the fuel line after the pump. If anyone knows of a part # or
> manufacture that I can get something to fix this I would be forever in
your
> debt. Thanks
>
>
> Scott
> 90YJ
>
>

Re: Fuel pressure regulator??????
 

Also, if fuel is actually "leaking" past the float/needle valve and
"dripping" into the carb, check that out. It's the job of that assembly to
enable/disable fuel flow keeping the fuel bowl topped up. So you can see
where I'm going with this ... my thinking, the problem can in no way be
caused by 5-6 psi fuel pressure.


"bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:UBfUb.152910$ef.141084@twister01.bloor.is.net .cable.rogers.com...
> For what it's worth ... the fuel pressure sounds ok to me (my V6 boat
engine
> spec is 3-7 psi). You need that pressure to supply sufficient fuel at
> running speed. Might I suggest the carb may have been modified either for
a
> larger engine or by someone to run rich(er) ... meaning the primary
> jets/metering rods (I'm a 4 bbl guy, excuse my ignorance here) may be
> "oversize".
>
> "Foot Loose" <footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:40216b30_3@newspeer2.tds.net...
> > I got a problem, I put a weber carb on my 256 awhile back and have
noticed
> > that it has been running rich. After many hours of adjusting and
tweaking
> > the carb I called Weber and they said that I need to knock down my fuel
> > pressure. The mechanical fuel pump puts out aprox 5-6 psi and the carb
> needs
> > 2.5-3psi. All the parts stores that I have talked to say that there is
> > nothing I can use to drop the pressure. I would think that there has to
be
> > some sort of regulator that will output a fixed or adjustable pressure
> that
> > I can put in the fuel line after the pump. If anyone knows of a part #
or
> > manufacture that I can get something to fix this I would be forever in
> your
> > debt. Thanks
> >
> >
> > Scott
> > 90YJ
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Fuel pressure regulator??????
 

Also, if fuel is actually "leaking" past the float/needle valve and
"dripping" into the carb, check that out. It's the job of that assembly to
enable/disable fuel flow keeping the fuel bowl topped up. So you can see
where I'm going with this ... my thinking, the problem can in no way be
caused by 5-6 psi fuel pressure.


"bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:UBfUb.152910$ef.141084@twister01.bloor.is.net .cable.rogers.com...
> For what it's worth ... the fuel pressure sounds ok to me (my V6 boat
engine
> spec is 3-7 psi). You need that pressure to supply sufficient fuel at
> running speed. Might I suggest the carb may have been modified either for
a
> larger engine or by someone to run rich(er) ... meaning the primary
> jets/metering rods (I'm a 4 bbl guy, excuse my ignorance here) may be
> "oversize".
>
> "Foot Loose" <footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:40216b30_3@newspeer2.tds.net...
> > I got a problem, I put a weber carb on my 256 awhile back and have
noticed
> > that it has been running rich. After many hours of adjusting and
tweaking
> > the carb I called Weber and they said that I need to knock down my fuel
> > pressure. The mechanical fuel pump puts out aprox 5-6 psi and the carb
> needs
> > 2.5-3psi. All the parts stores that I have talked to say that there is
> > nothing I can use to drop the pressure. I would think that there has to
be
> > some sort of regulator that will output a fixed or adjustable pressure
> that
> > I can put in the fuel line after the pump. If anyone knows of a part #
or
> > manufacture that I can get something to fix this I would be forever in
> your
> > debt. Thanks
> >
> >
> > Scott
> > 90YJ
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Fuel pressure regulator??????
 

Also, if fuel is actually "leaking" past the float/needle valve and
"dripping" into the carb, check that out. It's the job of that assembly to
enable/disable fuel flow keeping the fuel bowl topped up. So you can see
where I'm going with this ... my thinking, the problem can in no way be
caused by 5-6 psi fuel pressure.


"bowgus" <Bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:UBfUb.152910$ef.141084@twister01.bloor.is.net .cable.rogers.com...
> For what it's worth ... the fuel pressure sounds ok to me (my V6 boat
engine
> spec is 3-7 psi). You need that pressure to supply sufficient fuel at
> running speed. Might I suggest the carb may have been modified either for
a
> larger engine or by someone to run rich(er) ... meaning the primary
> jets/metering rods (I'm a 4 bbl guy, excuse my ignorance here) may be
> "oversize".
>
> "Foot Loose" <footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:40216b30_3@newspeer2.tds.net...
> > I got a problem, I put a weber carb on my 256 awhile back and have
noticed
> > that it has been running rich. After many hours of adjusting and
tweaking
> > the carb I called Weber and they said that I need to knock down my fuel
> > pressure. The mechanical fuel pump puts out aprox 5-6 psi and the carb
> needs
> > 2.5-3psi. All the parts stores that I have talked to say that there is
> > nothing I can use to drop the pressure. I would think that there has to
be
> > some sort of regulator that will output a fixed or adjustable pressure
> that
> > I can put in the fuel line after the pump. If anyone knows of a part #
or
> > manufacture that I can get something to fix this I would be forever in
> your
> > debt. Thanks
> >
> >
> > Scott
> > 90YJ
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Fuel pressure regulator??????
 

That would really surprise me, everything I can think of runs at
least seven pounds. New car injection at, at least forty pounds. I run
an Edelbrock mechanical pump at fifteen pounds and my 850 Holley double
pumper as no problems with it. However, I see in the Weber accessories,
a regulator at: http://www.piercemanifolds.com/linkage.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem, I put a weber carb on my 256 awhile back and have noticed
> that it has been running rich. After many hours of adjusting and tweaking
> the carb I called Weber and they said that I need to knock down my fuel
> pressure. The mechanical fuel pump puts out aprox 5-6 psi and the carb needs
> 2.5-3psi. All the parts stores that I have talked to say that there is
> nothing I can use to drop the pressure. I would think that there has to be
> some sort of regulator that will output a fixed or adjustable pressure that
> I can put in the fuel line after the pump. If anyone knows of a part # or
> manufacture that I can get something to fix this I would be forever in your
> debt. Thanks
>
> Scott
> 90YJ

Re: Fuel pressure regulator??????
 

That would really surprise me, everything I can think of runs at
least seven pounds. New car injection at, at least forty pounds. I run
an Edelbrock mechanical pump at fifteen pounds and my 850 Holley double
pumper as no problems with it. However, I see in the Weber accessories,
a regulator at: http://www.piercemanifolds.com/linkage.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem, I put a weber carb on my 256 awhile back and have noticed
> that it has been running rich. After many hours of adjusting and tweaking
> the carb I called Weber and they said that I need to knock down my fuel
> pressure. The mechanical fuel pump puts out aprox 5-6 psi and the carb needs
> 2.5-3psi. All the parts stores that I have talked to say that there is
> nothing I can use to drop the pressure. I would think that there has to be
> some sort of regulator that will output a fixed or adjustable pressure that
> I can put in the fuel line after the pump. If anyone knows of a part # or
> manufacture that I can get something to fix this I would be forever in your
> debt. Thanks
>
> Scott
> 90YJ

Re: Fuel pressure regulator??????
 

That would really surprise me, everything I can think of runs at
least seven pounds. New car injection at, at least forty pounds. I run
an Edelbrock mechanical pump at fifteen pounds and my 850 Holley double
pumper as no problems with it. However, I see in the Weber accessories,
a regulator at: http://www.piercemanifolds.com/linkage.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Foot Loose wrote:
>
> I got a problem, I put a weber carb on my 256 awhile back and have noticed
> that it has been running rich. After many hours of adjusting and tweaking
> the carb I called Weber and they said that I need to knock down my fuel
> pressure. The mechanical fuel pump puts out aprox 5-6 psi and the carb needs
> 2.5-3psi. All the parts stores that I have talked to say that there is
> nothing I can use to drop the pressure. I would think that there has to be
> some sort of regulator that will output a fixed or adjustable pressure that
> I can put in the fuel line after the pump. If anyone knows of a part # or
> manufacture that I can get something to fix this I would be forever in your
> debt. Thanks
>
> Scott
> 90YJ