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DissFigured

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I have a carbarator similar to the attached photo. My ford manuel does not specifically address this carb so I thought I'd ask the experts....

How does the black knob on the left work? I am thinking at this point it makes the car run rich / lean

What do the two screws under the edelbrock logo do?

Maybe I am looking in the wrong place, but here is the issue I am wanting to correct. My car runs great no problems with one exception. It dies when I come to a stop after driving. It idles fine when in neutral or park, but once in gear, it likes to die.

I adjusted the screw on the throttle linkage to increase the idle speed but clearly, I should not be able to do 30 mph in idle and I miss that great sound where it sounds like it might almost die cus it runs slow. I really like that. So, I am wondering if there is a combination of things I can try at the carb to regain that low running RPM sound without it actually dying when stopped and in drive.

Any ideas?
 

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65_coupe

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I just bought an Edelbrock 600 also, here's what I know so far...

The black "knob" is the electronic choke that should be wired to an 12v source that is always on when the ignition key is on. Although I've "heard" that it can be omitted within warmer climates, but somebody will probably chime in and correct me on that one. The two screws are your left and right idle mixture adjusting screws. I would say recheck your timing with the vacuum advance unplugged and capped, and also check your carb float settings for proper clearance. Here is the link to a carb manual if you need it:

http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_new/mc/carbs_acc/pdf/carb_owners_manual.pdf

I could be way off though, I'm a newbie.
 

krash kendall

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65_coupe said:
I could be way off though, I'm a newbie.
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Nope, you are bang-on!

Follow the manual and make sure you don't have any vacuum leaks. Also, buy a cheap vacuum guage for setting the mixture screws. It makes it real easy. If you have difficulties then take it in for a basic tune-up.
 

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A manual specific for this carb is available at the Edelbrock website:

http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_new/mc/carbs_acc/carbs_access_main.shtml
 
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