You reminded me of the old Ford VV (variable venturi) carbs. What a
nightmare they were.

Spdloader



"Earle Horton" <nurse--NOSPAM--busters@msn.com> wrote in message
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>A friend's grandfather stacked carburetor adapters from J. C. Whitney on
>the
> intake manifold of his Chrysler Imperial, and got more than 20 mpg from a
> one barrel carburetor. This was in the early seventies, when the Arabs
> were
> first getting kranky about the prices they were being paid for petroleum.
>
> I am told that if I replace the carburetor in my wife's FJ-40 with fuel
> injection from a 4.3 liter Chevy, I should get that much, and not bad
> performance either. Seventies era carburetors were pretty bad, as I
> remember, because they were first starting to be choked with emissions
> controls, and because fuel was still relatively cheap.
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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>> Only if they stuck their foot in it. Energy use is directly related
>> to the weight and speed.
>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>> >
>> > Same block for the 304 and the 401, no?
>> >
>> > Folks that I knew that 304s reported that they could _see_ the gas gage
>> > dropping as they drove.
>
>
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You reminded me of the old Ford VV (variable venturi) carbs. What a
nightmare they were.

Spdloader



"Earle Horton" <nurse--NOSPAM--busters@msn.com> wrote in message
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>A friend's grandfather stacked carburetor adapters from J. C. Whitney on
>the
> intake manifold of his Chrysler Imperial, and got more than 20 mpg from a
> one barrel carburetor. This was in the early seventies, when the Arabs
> were
> first getting kranky about the prices they were being paid for petroleum.
>
> I am told that if I replace the carburetor in my wife's FJ-40 with fuel
> injection from a 4.3 liter Chevy, I should get that much, and not bad
> performance either. Seventies era carburetors were pretty bad, as I
> remember, because they were first starting to be choked with emissions
> controls, and because fuel was still relatively cheap.
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:442F08AF.4B617810@***.net...
>> Only if they stuck their foot in it. Energy use is directly related
>> to the weight and speed.
>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>> >
>> > Same block for the 304 and the 401, no?
>> >
>> > Folks that I knew that 304s reported that they could _see_ the gas gage
>> > dropping as they drove.
>
>
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A friend's grandfather stacked carburetor adapters from J. C. Whitney on the
intake manifold of his Chrysler Imperial, and got more than 20 mpg from a
one barrel carburetor. This was in the early seventies, when the Arabs were
first getting kranky about the prices they were being paid for petroleum.

I am told that if I replace the carburetor in my wife's FJ-40 with fuel
injection from a 4.3 liter Chevy, I should get that much, and not bad
performance either. Seventies era carburetors were pretty bad, as I
remember, because they were first starting to be choked with emissions
controls, and because fuel was still relatively cheap.

Earle

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Only if they stuck their foot in it. Energy use is directly related
> to the weight and speed.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
> >
> > Same block for the 304 and the 401, no?
> >
> > Folks that I knew that 304s reported that they could _see_ the gas gage
> > dropping as they drove.


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A friend's grandfather stacked carburetor adapters from J. C. Whitney on the
intake manifold of his Chrysler Imperial, and got more than 20 mpg from a
one barrel carburetor. This was in the early seventies, when the Arabs were
first getting kranky about the prices they were being paid for petroleum.

I am told that if I replace the carburetor in my wife's FJ-40 with fuel
injection from a 4.3 liter Chevy, I should get that much, and not bad
performance either. Seventies era carburetors were pretty bad, as I
remember, because they were first starting to be choked with emissions
controls, and because fuel was still relatively cheap.

Earle

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:442F08AF.4B617810@***.net...
> Only if they stuck their foot in it. Energy use is directly related
> to the weight and speed.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
> >
> > Same block for the 304 and the 401, no?
> >
> > Folks that I knew that 304s reported that they could _see_ the gas gage
> > dropping as they drove.


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A friend's grandfather stacked carburetor adapters from J. C. Whitney on the
intake manifold of his Chrysler Imperial, and got more than 20 mpg from a
one barrel carburetor. This was in the early seventies, when the Arabs were
first getting kranky about the prices they were being paid for petroleum.

I am told that if I replace the carburetor in my wife's FJ-40 with fuel
injection from a 4.3 liter Chevy, I should get that much, and not bad
performance either. Seventies era carburetors were pretty bad, as I
remember, because they were first starting to be choked with emissions
controls, and because fuel was still relatively cheap.

Earle

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Only if they stuck their foot in it. Energy use is directly related
> to the weight and speed.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
> >
> > Same block for the 304 and the 401, no?
> >
> > Folks that I knew that 304s reported that they could _see_ the gas gage
> > dropping as they drove.


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Hi Earle,
Driving barefoot, helps us feel what we are doing the carburetor.
Having smaller venturi does help mix the gas, like the puny
primaries of a Quadrajet:
http://userweb.suscom.net/~jasonrogers/carb4.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> A friend's grandfather stacked carburetor adapters from J. C. Whitney on the
> intake manifold of his Chrysler Imperial, and got more than 20 mpg from a
> one barrel carburetor. This was in the early seventies, when the Arabs were
> first getting kranky about the prices they were being paid for petroleum.
>
> I am told that if I replace the carburetor in my wife's FJ-40 with fuel
> injection from a 4.3 liter Chevy, I should get that much, and not bad
> performance either. Seventies era carburetors were pretty bad, as I
> remember, because they were first starting to be choked with emissions
> controls, and because fuel was still relatively cheap.
>
> Earle

 

Hi Earle,
Driving barefoot, helps us feel what we are doing the carburetor.
Having smaller venturi does help mix the gas, like the puny
primaries of a Quadrajet:
http://userweb.suscom.net/~jasonrogers/carb4.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> A friend's grandfather stacked carburetor adapters from J. C. Whitney on the
> intake manifold of his Chrysler Imperial, and got more than 20 mpg from a
> one barrel carburetor. This was in the early seventies, when the Arabs were
> first getting kranky about the prices they were being paid for petroleum.
>
> I am told that if I replace the carburetor in my wife's FJ-40 with fuel
> injection from a 4.3 liter Chevy, I should get that much, and not bad
> performance either. Seventies era carburetors were pretty bad, as I
> remember, because they were first starting to be choked with emissions
> controls, and because fuel was still relatively cheap.
>
> Earle

 

Hi Earle,
Driving barefoot, helps us feel what we are doing the carburetor.
Having smaller venturi does help mix the gas, like the puny
primaries of a Quadrajet:
http://userweb.suscom.net/~jasonrogers/carb4.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> A friend's grandfather stacked carburetor adapters from J. C. Whitney on the
> intake manifold of his Chrysler Imperial, and got more than 20 mpg from a
> one barrel carburetor. This was in the early seventies, when the Arabs were
> first getting kranky about the prices they were being paid for petroleum.
>
> I am told that if I replace the carburetor in my wife's FJ-40 with fuel
> injection from a 4.3 liter Chevy, I should get that much, and not bad
> performance either. Seventies era carburetors were pretty bad, as I
> remember, because they were first starting to be choked with emissions
> controls, and because fuel was still relatively cheap.
>
> Earle

 

Yup, especially if someone squirted some Berryman's B-12 on it,
dissolving the control diaphragm:
http://www.carburetorfactory.com/expvw08.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Spdloader wrote:
>
> You reminded me of the old Ford VV (variable venturi) carbs. What a
> nightmare they were.
>
> Spdloader

 

Yup, especially if someone squirted some Berryman's B-12 on it,
dissolving the control diaphragm:
http://www.carburetorfactory.com/expvw08.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Spdloader wrote:
>
> You reminded me of the old Ford VV (variable venturi) carbs. What a
> nightmare they were.
>
> Spdloader