FUEL - CA RBURETION - EXHAUST
STEP 2, W ith choke volv e tightly
closed , tig hte n fas t id le ad justing screw
unt il t her e is .020" (Goug e J -13881
open ing be twee n th ro tt le va lve and
bore of carburetor (side o pposite idle
FIGU RE 5 7 - Fost Idle Adju stment -
Step 2
CARBURETOR - HOLLEY MODEL 1909 List No. 2387 and 2557
The d e sign a tion Mod e l 19 0 9 is a
ge ne ra l desc rip tio n. A more sp eci fic
id e ntifica tio n can be made by referring
to the l ist N u mb er a nd Ame rica n
Mo tors Part N um b e r stamp ed o n the
f ue l bowl. Li st N u m b er 2387 and
25 57 are use d on th e 10 Se rie s. l ist
N umb e r 2557 ca rbu re tor incorpo rates
a dash-p ot to co ntro l the clos ing ra te
of the th ro ttle p la te a n d is used on
cars equipped wit h " E ~ S T I C K " tra ns-
mission . The ca rb ure to rs are id en tical
in a ll oth er re spe ct s.
This is a sing le ba rre l d ownd raft
ca rbureto r co nsisting of two ma in sub -
as sembli es; the single un it al u minu m
d ie cast carb ureto r b o dy and arne a ir
horn ass embly .
Carbureto r Systems
The carb ure tor ha s fo ur b a sic fuel
me ter ing syste ms. These ar e th e idle
fu el syste m, th e ma in fu e l syste m, the
powe r fuel syst em an d th e accelerator
p ump syste m. In a dd ition, the re is a lso
a fuel inlet sys te m whi ch p rovid es the
19
port) (Fig . 57). Be su re fost id le cdjust- bet ween uppe r ed ge of choke va lve
ing screw is o n hig h ste p of ca m while
ma king this a dj ustment .
Unloader Adjus tment
W ith thro ttle wid e open, the re sho uld
be '/16 " (G ouge J-81 8-3) c1eo ronc e
_ _ _ _ _ J-813-3
Bend
_ _ ...._ J_1137
FIGURE 58 - Un looder Adjustment
fo ur b asic f ue l me terin g syst e ms with
the ir fuel re q uiremen ts , a nd the a uto-
ma tic c hoke syste m wh ic h p rovides a
means of te mpo ra rily e nric he ning the
mixture to ai d in star ting a nd running
a cold e ng ine .
Fuel Inlet System
The f ue l inlet syste m cons ists of a
fuel bow l, floa t, fue l inlet ne ed le a nd
fue l bow l cov er. The fuel inlet sea t is
cast a s on inte gral po rt of t he bowl
cov~ r. Inco min g fue l is cont ro lled by
a re silie nt "Vi to n" tip p ed fue l inlet
need le. The flo at is a mold ed cellular
plasti c ma te rial (nitroph ylj and the
sta inless stee l hinge is mou nted to the
co ve r with a " Delr.n" float a xle or
sh a ft . Th e bo w l is ve nted int er nal ly
int o t he air horn an d also externa lly
th ro ug h th e bow l cove r.
All fue l use d by the fo ur basi c me-
ter ing sy stems e nters the ca r b ure to r
through the fue l inlet needle valve a nd
seo t (Fig . 60).
The f ue l, u nd er pr e ssu r e fr om the
fu e l p ump, flo ws post the need le va lve
a nd inne r w all of a ir h o rn (Fig . 58).
Ad just b y be nd ing un Joad er lip on
thrott le shaft le ve r. Use Be nd ing Tool
J- 1137.
Dash-Pot Adjustmen t
A dash-pot is pro vided on cars
equ ipped with the " E-STICK" tran smis-
sio n to restr ict the t hrott le fro m clo sing
to o ra p id ly a nd c au sing t he en gine
to stall. Turn the idle speed screw out
to a llow the thr ottle va lve to clo se
tightl y in th e bo re. Depress th e dash-
t
po t d ia p hrog m ste m fu lly. Ad jus t by
turn ing the d a sh -p ot in or out to ob-
ta in %" clea ran ce b e t we en th e ste m
ond the thr ottle le ve r (Fig. 59). Tighten
th e lo ck nut.
Locknut Dash-Pot -'-11..'.:;y;., ~eorance
FIGURE 59 - Dosh-Pot Adjustment
a nd into th e floct c h a mb e r. Th e floa t
rises a nd fa lls with th e ·fuel le vel in the
float chambe r, mo vin g th e fu e l in let
needle va lve co rres po ndi ng ly to con tro l
the amount o f fue l admitted to th e ca r-
b ure tor. W he n th e fu el in the floa t
cha mb er rea ch es a specified le vel , the
float mo ve s th e need le valve to a posi-
tio n w he re it rest rict s th e flo w of fuel so
th at o nly e no ugh fu el is ad mitted to
replace that be ing used. Any slig ht
c h a nge in th e f u el le ve l causes a re-
spo nsive mo vem e nt of the float, o pe n-
ing or cl os ing t he f ue l in le t va lve to
imme d ia te ly re st or e t h e p ro p e r fuel
le ve l. The fue l inl e t sys tem mus t con-
sta ntly ma inta in th is spe cified level of
fue l b e cau se th e b as ic fu e l me te ring
sys te ms a re ca lib rate d to d eli ver the
p ro per mixtur es only when the fuel is
a t this lev el.
Idle Fuel System
Fue l for id le a nd lo w spee d o pe ra-
tion pa sses thro ug h th e mai n me ter ing
je t int o th e ma in we ll a nd fr o m the
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FU EL - CARBURETION - EXHAUST

Fuel Inre t Fitting by the id le adjusting needle which sea ts

in the idle dis charge hole.
Turning t he idle adjusting needle in,
mo ves its pointed tip closer to the seat,
restricting the fuel flow out the idle dis-
charge hole. This results in a lean er
4 idle mixt ure . Co nve rsel y, tu rn ing the
needle out , moves the tip f a r ther f rom
th e sea t, allo wing more fue l to flow
o ut the idle d isch ar ge hol e fo r a rich-
e r id le mixtur e .
Dur ing off -idl e o pe ra tio n, the throt-
tle plate is mov ed slightly past the idle
tra nsfer slot, wh ich beg ins discha rging
fuel as it is ex posed to ma nifo ld vac -
uum. As the t hrottle plate is ope ned
still wide r, an d engine speed increases,
th e ai r flo w through the carbu retor is
also increase d . This creates a vacuum
in the ventu ri str ong enough to bring
th e mai n fuel metering system into op-
eration. The flow from the idle syste m
tape rs o ff a s th e main fuel me te ring
syste m beg ins d ischarging fu el. The
two syste ms are e ng inee red to provide
Float a smoo th tra nsit io n from idl e to cruis-
FIGURE 60 - Fuel Inlet System ing spe ed s.

main well into id le passages where a ir

is introduce d through the idle air ble ed .
charged through the idle port and / or Main Fue l Syste m
t he transfer slo t.
The mixture of a ir and f ue l is dis- The main f ue l system con sists of the
The id le fuel mixtur e is cont roll ed
ma in jet, ma in we ll, ma in well air
Air Bleed
Main Well bleeds and a main d ischarge nozzle.
Air d rawn in b y the downwa rd
mo vement of the pistons in the eng ine
passe s through the carburetor ventu ri.
This creates a drop of air p ressure,
comm onl y called va cuu m, in the ven-
turi . The strength of th e va cuum is pro-
portional to th e a mou nt o f a ir be ing
d ra wn th rough the ven turi, w hich, in
turn, is gove rned b y the speed and
powe r ou tp ut o f th e e ng ine.
At no rmal cruising sp eed s, the dif-
fer e nce in pressure between the norma l
a ir pressure in the to p of th e float
chamber and the va cu um in the ven -
tur i, forces a met er e d flo w of fuel from
th e floa t chambe r throug h the main
me te ring syste m and o ut the ma in noz-
zle , wh ich is loca ted in the venturi. The
Idle Asp irator fuel is mete red (or measured) by the
main jet as it flo ws into the bottom of
the main well (Fig . 62) .
Filtered air from the carburetor a ir
Ma in Je t inlet passes th rough the high spe ed
bleed a nd en ters the fuel flow in the
main we ll. The h ig h speed bleed me-
Id le Mixture Adjusting Screw
Idle Discha rg e Port Transfer Slot ters a p ro pe rly inc reasi ng a mo unt of
FIGURE 61 - Idle Fuel System a ir to the fuel a t hig he r sp ee d s, sta-
b ilizing the fu e l discha rg e and ma in-
 FUEL - CARBURETIO N - EXHAUST 21

the ma nifold va cuum to a spec ified

point, the piston stem spring e xpands
and p resses the powe r valv e ste m
dow nwa rd to open the powe r valve.
This action permi ts addi t io na l fu e l to
flow int o the main fuel syste m. The
• va cuum piston and the thre e piece
powe r valve ca n be re pla ce d .

We ll Tube Ai r -~<:7~~""""'" A ccelerating Pump System

Bleed Holes
Discha rge Nozzle Main Jet
FIGURE 62 - Main Fuel System
tainin g the requir ed mixture rat ios.
This em ulsio n of fu el a nd ai r, be ing
ligh ter than the ra w fue l, responds
fa ste r to a ny chan ge in ve nturi vac -
uu m. It a lso va por izes more re a dily
Air fl ow throu gh the ca rbu ret o r re-
spo nds a lmost imme di a tel y to any in-
cre a se in throttle ope ni ng, b ut th er e
is a brief inte rval be fore th e fue l ca n
ga in the necessa ry speed to ma inta in
t
the desired ba la nce of f uel an d a ir.
The a cce lera ting pump system mec han -
ically supp lies the additio na l fu e l nec-
essa ry to op e rate the engi ne du ring
this inte rval , an d until the o the r sys-
tems can provide the prope r mixture.
This is a piston type a cce lerating
pum p w ith a synthetic pump cup . The
intake check ball is reta ine d in the
pu mp chamber by the pump return
sp ring . A larg e need le type discharge
va lve is used wh ich al so prevents pump
th e passag e a nd the pist o n spr ing is p ull o ve r d uri ng high spee d dr iving.
compr ess ed (Fig. 63). The a cc e lera to r pum p o pe ra tin g link
W hen eng ine. speed o r loa d redu ces is insta lled into the o uter hole of the
Powe r Va lve Pisto n a nd Spring Assembly

tha n ra w fue l wh en it is disc ha rg ed.

The fuel con tinues up the main we ll
a nd flows o ut the main nozzle .
The t h rott le plate co ntrols the
amou nt of the f ue l a ir mixture adm it-
ted to th e intake mani fold , re g ula ting
the speed an d po wer ou tput of the en-
g ine in a ccordanc e wit h a ccele ra tor
pe da l mo veme nt. The d istr ibution pin,
o n the main nozzl e, d ive rts the ai r flow
in the ca rbure to r to a id in pro vid ing
pro per d istr ibutio n of the mixtu re to
a ll cyli nd e rs of the e ng ine .
The ma in we ll a ir ble ed preve nts si-
p hon ing o r fuel pe rcola tio n whe n the
e ng ine is shu t d o w n.

Po wer Fuel Sy ste m

Wh e n hig h-po wer output is req uired,
the ca rbu retor deli ve rs a riche r mixture
tha n th a t supp lied for no rma l cruising
whe n no g reat loa d is placed on the
e ng ine . The a dded fue l fo r hig h po wer
ope ra tio n is pro vide d by t he p o wer
fuel syste m, so metime s ca lle d the econ -
o mize r system .
At hig her man ifold vac uu ms, the
vac uum pisto n is pu shed upward in FIGURE 63 - Power Fuel System
 22 FUEL - CARBURETION - EXHA UST
Discha rge Port
The cho ke p isto n stop screw is fa c-
tory ad justed and no fie ld adjustment
sh ould be attempted.

FIGURE 6 4 - Acce le rating Pump System
ope rat i ng le v er for mo st a ll d rivi ng
co nd itio ns (Fig. 64). If a le a ner p ump
dis charge is desired the link con be in-
sta lled into the inn e r hol e of the op-
e rating leve r.
DISASSEMBLY
The ca rbure tor co nsists o f two ma -
jor suba sse mblies, th e ai r ho rn assem-
b ly a nd the ma in b od y a ss embl y. To
fa cilitate the clean ing , inspe ction and
a sse mbly, use a sepa rate co nta ine r for
the co mpo ne nt parts of bo th ma jor
su basse mb lie s.
Re mo ve the a ir c lea ne r bail from
th e ca rbu re to r ai r horn (Fig . 66).
Re mo ve the fuel inle t fitting .
O n carb uretors equ ipp ed with a
da sh -p ot ("E-STICK" tran s missi on ) re-
mo ve the d ash- pot bracket screw.
Remove the f ast idle cam re ta iner
sc re w and slid e the choke operating
rod fro m t he c ho ke shaft le ve r (Fig.
67 ).
Re mo ve the automa tic c hok e ther-
mosta t cla mp screws a nd sepa rate the
th er mo st a tic cap, clam p a nd gaskets
fro m th e a ir horn (Fig. 68).
Inlet Ball Check Remo ve the ai r horn scr e ws a nd se p-
ar at e the air ho rn fro m the ma in bo dy .
Choke Plate Va cuum Passage to The rmosta t Housing
Piston
Ther mostati c Spring

Automa tic Choke Sy stem

The auto ma tic choke is opera ted by
a comb inati o n o f mani fo ld v ac uum
'.
a nd hea ted ai r.
Man ifo ld vac uu m is c ha nne led
th rough passages to the cho ke pisto n.
Wh e n th e en gine starts the c ho ke pis-
ton is fo rced back again st a stop screw:
p arti a lly op en ing the c hoke p la te . As
the e ng ine wa rms up hea te d a ir from
th e ex ha ust ma nifol d cho ke stove is
dra wn th rou g h th e c ho ke ho using by
ma nifol d vacuum.
The heated a ir cha nges the temper-
a ture of the ch o ke bimetall ic sp ring,
allowing the a ir flow past the choke
plate to force th e cho ke plate open
a g a inst the d e crea se d fo rce of the
sp ring.
W he n the e ng ine is fu lly warmed
up, the force of th e bi-me ta l is reduced
to ze ro. Duri ng th is mo vem ent , the
cho ke pisto n link move s fr e e ly inside Fast Idle Cam
th e p isto n. FIG URE 6 5 - Automatic Ch o ke Syste m
 FUEL - CARBURETION - EXHAUST
po w er va lve pi ston assembly {Fig. 69 J.
FIG URE 66 - Ai r Cleaner Bail
FIGURE 67 - Removing Choke
Op erating Rod
FIGURE 68 - Au tomatic Choke Components
Rem ove the float " Delrin" ax le and
float assem bly.
Rem ov e the a ir ho rn g a ske t.
Use Tool J·10240 to remove the fuel
inlet needle which is held in position
by a sta ked wa she r.
23
Use Tool J· 10235 to remov e the
FIGUR E 70 - Removing Accelerator
Pump lever a nd link
S
FIGURE 71 - Accelerator Pump
Assembl y
FIGURE 6 9 - Removing Power
Valve Piston As se mbly
Invert th e main bod y to allow the
a ccelerator pum p di scharg e needle to
dr op out.
Remove the nut and lock wa sher
from the end of the th rottl e shaft . Re·
move the acce ler ato r pump le ver and
link, note the proper position (Fig. 701.
Remove t he acceler a to r pump rod
and stem assembl y fr om the main body.
Separa te the ac celera to r pump assem -
bly (Fi g. 71).
Invert the ma in body to allow the
pump inlet check boll to drop out. ---..... ~
~-::---:--.J
----
FIG URE 73 - Removing M ain Jet
Remove the baffle plate from inside
the fue l bow l (Fig. 72).
Use Tool J· l 0 174 to remove the main
jet IFig . 73).
Use Tool J-l 0185 to remove the FIGU RE 7 4 - Removi ng Power
po wer assembly (Fig . 74). Valve Assemb ly
,
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24 FUEL - CARBURETION

21. Th
Ih erm c stc t Co p Clom 5
· ermcs to t C p crew
3 Th op Clom
• ermos tc t C P
.4· Thermcstct Cop and Bom e Assem bJ
5. e hok ' op Gasket Y
6 . eh ok e Housing Plole
e Hav sin G
7. Choke 9 es ker
Shoft and l
8. Choke Ha vsin eve' Auembly
9. Choke l 9
10. eh k eve r Screw
0 e lever

1 J. Powe r "
"'0Iv e P'
12 . Fuel Inle t N Isfon Asse mbly

I 13
14
· fuel Inle t f" .
. • Ittlng
ee dle R I '
e cmer
· Fuel Inlet Nee d l

I
15 • Floot Hing e Pin e
16 . Ai r He
17 . Chck tn Assembly

o e Plote
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5

<? \ 4
3

\ \2
19. Choke P'uton l ink Pi
20
· Float Aue mbl In
21.
2 Bod y G a sket Y
2 . Pump Ro d ond Sf
/22
23. Po we r Val e m Asse mbl y
24 M . ve Assembly
· o ln Jet 47

46~
~~
25 . Pump link
26.
2 Pump l eve r Nut
~
_0
7 .Pump l eve r Nut l
28 . Pump l ockwos.her

29 .
ever
Id le Nee d Ie
45~
I
30.
3 1 Dash pot Brocket L
- 44
32 . Dosh po 1 8 rocket S
· Doshpot crew
33. Doshpot l oc k
3 4 . Id le Ne ed nut
35 . Flen le Spring
ge Ge sket
36 . Thro tt le Lever a nd Sh
37
· Fesl Id le Com S a ft Assem bly
38. Thro ttle Sto crew
39. fa st. Id le Sc:e~c~ew a nd Spring
40. Fast Idle Link nd Spring
; I. Fast Id le Com
~ r;::739
2. Main 8o d y
43 .P,mpO ·SC h
44. Pump In'r a rge Va lve
45 et Va lve
I/i>...
.....
%~. d
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38

· Pump Ret
46. Pump p. ,urn Spring
Is o n CU R
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47 . Pump p. p e toine r
,sia n Cup

FIGURE 75 - . ssem bled V·l e w - Ho lley 1909 Car b ure to r

Disa

Re mo ve the id le mixtu re scre w and
sp n ng .
In no rmal se rvice the remo val of the
cho ke a nd th rott le p la tes a nd sha fts
is not re com men d e d . The ch o ke and
throttle sc rews are he a vily sto ked a nd
sho uld re mo val beco me necessary, the
sta ked end must be filed off th e scre ws.
CLEANI NG A ND IN SPECTION
Soak a ll cos ting a nd METAL PARTS
O NLY in a cle a n ing so lutio n lo ng
e no ug h to so fte n a nd lo os en all f or-
eig n d ep osits. If a com me rcia l co rbu-
ret o r cle an ing so lve nt is not a va ila b le ,
la cq ue r th in ne r o r d en a ture d alcohol
ma y be used . After the parts and cast-
ings have soa ked sufficien tly, rinse the m
in ho t wate r to re mo ve all trace s of
th e cleanin g sol utio n. Wh ile rinsing
the p a rts , scru b a w a y all re maining
fore ign ma tte r wi th a stiff bri stled
bru sh .
Soak eac h p art in clean gasolin e
fo r a few sec on d s, th en dry them with
com pressed a ir. Compressed a ir sho uld
also be d irec ted thr ough all passages
in the cas ting a nd throug h all jets and
tub es.
CAUTION: Never attempt to clean
a pas sag e with a d rill, wire , or
simila r object as this is liable to
distort the passage and affect car-
buretor performance. Do not use
a buffing wheel, wire brush, file or
: other sharp instrume nt to re move
corban dep osits since this method
ma y also rem o ve the protective
pla ting o n th e porf .
Discard and rep lace a ny p arts or
casting s tha t are crac ke d o r damag ed
o r ha ve st ripp ed th re a d s. Check the
ve nturi in th e ma in bod y. It mu st be
in g ood con dit io n, free o f nicks,
scratche s and fo re ig n de p os its. Any
slig ht irreg ula rities in th e ve nturi ma y
affect the flo w of th e ca r b u re tor. Be
sure the di scha rge nozzle is no t dcm-
ag e d. Ch e ck pa ssages in the co sting
by directin g co mp re ssed air into o ne
end o f e very passage a nd fee ling fo r
flo w of ai r o ut o f the o the r en d . Dis-
co rd and rep lac e th e flo a t and lever
assembly if it is d amaged in a ny way.
Discard a nd re p la ce the chok e or
th rott le p la te if th e e d g e s are nicked
o r the p late is bent o r cor ro ded .
FUEl - CA RBURETIO N - EXHAUST 25
ASSEMBLY
Install the power va lve assembly
with To o l J·l 0185 .
Use Tool J· l 0 174· 0 1 to in stall the
mai n je t.
Slide t he fue l baffle into the fuel
bowl.
Install the acce le ra to r pum p inlet J-10 236
chec k ba ll int o t he p u mp cav ity (Fig.
76).
Pump
DIscha rge
FIGURE 77 - Insla lling Po we r Val ves
Piston
FIG URE 7 6 - Pum p Inlel and
Disc harge Ch e c k Va lves
Asse mb le the a ccele rato r pum p rod
and stem a ssembly. Slide the pump os-
sembly into the p ump cavity in the
ma in body. Mak e ce rta in th at the pump
cup is not wri nkled du ring insta lla tion.
Dep ress the acce le ra to r pump ro d fully
int o the ma in b od y to fa cilita te insta l-
la tio n of the p ump link. Inse rt the pump
link into t he o uter ho le of th e pum p
o p e ra tin g le ve r a nd install t he le ver
o n the th ro ttl e sha lt. Insta ll the lo ck
wa she r an d nut a nd tig hte n.
Insta ll the a cce le ra to r p u mp d is-
ch a rg e nee dl e into the passa g e in the
ma in bo d y (Fig . 76).
Install the id le mixture scr e w an d
sp ring. Tur n th e ne e d le scre w in until
it ~ ac ts lig htly, th en bac k off o ne tu rn.
The id le mixtu re must be chec ked with FIGUR E 78 - Staking Pow e r Va lve
the e ng ine running .
using Tool J·1 0 240 (Fig. 79). Tap the
CA UTIO N , Do n o t turn the idle
to o l ligh tly wi th a h am mer.
mixtur e screw in to o tightly. O ver-
Po sition the float a nd hing e assem -
tighten ing will g roove fhe tapered
b ly o n t he a ir ho rn and inse rt the
end of the screw and couse on er -
"D e lri n' flo a t ax le .
ratic idle .
Wi th the a ir horn inve rted check the
Use To o l J· l0 236 to install the pow- Root sett ing by usi ng To o l n0238.
e r va lve p iston a sse mb ly int o the ai r The floa t shou ld just ba re ly touch the
horn. Tap the to o l lig htly with a he m- g a ug e a t a p o int ab ou t Ye " fr om the
mer (Fig . 77). e nd o f the float. To a lte r the floor set-
Use To o l J~ 10237 to sta ke the powe r ti ng be nd th e ta b tha t con ta cts the fue l
valve a sse mb ly int o the a ir ho rn. Tap inlet need le va lve (Fig . 80).
the t o o l light ly wit h a h am mer (Fig . Re mo ve t he floa t a nd hing e a ssem-
781· b ly and inst all the bo dy ga sket on the
Insta ll the fu e l inlet need le valv e a nd a ir horn. Insta ll the floa t as sembly.
retainer wa sher . Sta ke the reta ine r Place the air horn o n the ma in body,
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J·l0240
FIGURE 7 9 - Sta kin g Fue l Inle t
N eedl e Ret ain er
FI GURE 80 - Float l e ve l Ad justm en t
insta ll the screws and tor que sc rews
down evenly.
Inse rt fas t idl e co m ro d into the
choke shah lever a nd t he fa st id le
cam. Insta ll the fa st id le ca m shou lde r
scr e w and tig hten.
Insta ll the choke th e rmost a t cover,
adopte r plate and ga sket s into the
c ho ke hou sing . Insert t he cla m p a nd
tig hten screws. Set the ch o ke to one
no tch lea n.
Install the da sh-po t and b racket on
ca r b ure to rs so eq uipped.
Insta ll the f ue l inle t fittin g a nd d is-
t r i b utor v a c uu m sp a r k fittin g.
Install t h e ca rbu retor ai r clean er
bail. Use a new ca rb uretor flange gas-
ket and make certa in t he parti ng sur-
faces ar e clea n a nd no t d a maged prior
to ins talling t he ca rb ure to r on the in-
tak e manifold.
FUEL - CARBURETION - EXHAUST
CARBURETOR A DJUSTM ENTS ~2" Dri l l--_ _..,~
HOLLEY M O DEL 1909
Float Leve l Adj ustment
O n the car float ad justmen t requi res
re mo val of t he ai r c le a ne r an d ba il.
Sepa ra te the air hor n fr o m the ma in
b od y and re mov e th e bod y gas ket.
W it h the ai r horn inve rt ed adj ust the
flo a t by bend ing th e tab tha t co ntacts
t he f uel in let ne e dl e valve t o p ro vide
just e no ug h c leara nce to e na b le the
insta llation of Float Gau ge J·10238
(Fig . 80 1. The flo at shou ld [e st contact
the gauge at a po int a bout Ih inch
from end of floa t. Insta ll the body
g a sket a nd as semb le the ca r b ure to r
ba il and a ir clea ner.
Unloa de r Ad just ment
The choke unlo a d er setti ng is neces-
sa ry to en a b le the cho ke p late to be
opened by the mechan ica l ac celera tor
link ag e, in the e ven t th e engine is
flo o d ed du ring start ing , and th ereby FIG URE 81 - Unla a d e r Ad justment
all ow a i r to ent er the in t a ke man if old
id le co m an d e ngi ne a t normal o pe r-
for a mor e c o mb ust ib le m ix tu re.
To ch eck the unloa d e r setti ng move ating te mpera ture is approxim a tely
the throttle to the wid e open pos ition. 1800 R. P.M .
The unloo der ta b o n the throttle lev e r
shou ld co ntact the f ast id le cam a nd
fo rce the choke plate to op en fo r Dcsh-Pot Adjustment
eno ug h to a llo w 9/ 32 " , ga uge incl ud ed A da sh-pot is p ro vided on cars
in Chain Gouge J· 21207 to be inser ted e qu ipped with the "E·STICK" tran smis-
betwee n the choke plate a nd the ai r sion to res trict the thr ott le fro m closing
horn (Fig . 81 J. To adj ust bend th e to o ra pidly and ca using th e eng ine to
unloa de r tab. stal l. The a d justment is ma de with the
t hrottl e set a t c urb idl e (na t fa st idle) .
Fa st Idle Adj ustm ent Dep ress t he dash-pot stem in unt il it
bott om s. Ad just b y turni ng the da sh-
The fa st id le setting with the carbu-
pot in or ou t to o btain %4" clear -
retor o ff t he ca r is mad e by turn ing
a nce , gaug e includ ed in Chai n Ga uge
the fast idl e a dj usting screw to obta in
J· 21207 , betwee n t he stem and the
.0 38" cle a ra nce , g a uge included in
t h ro tt le le ve r (Fig . 81l. Tigh ten the
C ha in Gauge J. 21207, b e t w e en t he
lo ck nut.
thro ttle valve and the b o re on the side
o p posi te the id le port w ith the fast
id le sc rew o n the high step of the cam.
The fa st idl e settin g can be a lte red
to suit ind ivid ua l requ ire me nts, how-
e ver the afore me ntione d bench setting
is mo st desi rab le fo r b e st ove ra ll
o pe ra tion.
O n th e co r fast id le a dj ustments
sho uld be mo de wit h a ta chometer
conn ected to obser ve R.P.M. cha nges.
Turni ng the fast id le a d justing screw
in clock wise will incr e ase R.P.M. whi le
turning the screw o ut coun ter clockwise 9/ 6 4 "C lea rance
will de crea se R.P.M. The nor ma l fast
idle R.P.M. a n th e hig h ste p of the fast FIGU RE 8 2 - Do sh-Pot Ad just me nt

Auto ma tic Cho ke Ad justment
The a uto ma tic cho ke sett ing is o ne
no tch lea n f o r al l no r mal driv ing ,
If f or som e r ea so n a ri cher or lea ner
mixtu re is d e sire d duri ng th e e ng ine
w ar m up pe rio d , it ca n b e o bta ined
by rot a ting the ther mostat cover. Ne ve r
set the ind ex ma rk o n t he cho ke more
tha n two g radu a tions off the specified
settin g .
HOLLEY MO DElS 2 300 A ND 4 15 0 (OPTIONAL)
The Holle y Mod el 2300 is a dual
d o wndra ft ca rbu re to r use d a s sta nd a rd
e quipm e nt o n t he 80 Seri e s w ith the
8.7: 1 com pr e ssion rat io e ng ine. The
Model 41 50 is a fo ur b or e d o wndraft
carb uretor use d a s o pt io na l eq uipment
o n t he 80 Se rie s w it h t he 9 .7:1 co m-
p ressio n ra tio e ng ine .
The two pri ma ry bo res o f bo th ca r-
b ureto rs sup p ly the fu e l-a ir mixture
thro ug ho ut t he e nti re ron g e of ope ra-
tion . The tw o secon da ry bore s of the
fo ur ba rre l ca rb ure to r fu nct ion on ly
w he n speed o r lo ad req uires them.
Ea ch b arrel h a s its ow n ve nt uri, id le
system , ma in me te ring system , booster
ventur i and throt tle plate .
To e ffe ctivel y provid e the co rrect
fu e l-a ir mixt ure du ring all p has es of
en gine opera tio n, the carburetor is
equ ipped with the follow ing ba sic fuel
me te ring syste ms.
The Idle Syste m, p rov id es a rich mix-
ture for smo oth id le a nd low spe ed
perfo rm ance; the Accel er at in g Pump
System , p ro vid es a d d ition a l fue l du r-
ing a cce le ra tio n; th e Ma in Metering
Syste m, p rovi des an econ om ica l mix-
ture fo r normal cruising cond itions; and
the Po we r Enr ichme nt System , provides
a riche r mixture whe n hig h power out -
put is desired.
In addition to the se fou r ba sic sys-
tem s, the re is a fu el inle t syste m tha t
co nsta ntly sup p lie s the fue l to the basic
met er ing system s. Ther e is a lso a cho ke
wh ich te mp o ra rily e nric he s the mix-
ture to ai d in sta rti ng a nd ru nn ing a
cold eng ine .
The four barrel ca rb ure to r a lso in-
co rpo rat es a se cond a ry ma in mete ring
syst e m an d a b y-puss syste m which
o nly operates w hen a g re a te r qu an tity
o f fuel-ai r mixture is req uir ed . Any
refe re nce to the carbu reto r se condary
FUEL - CARBURETI ON - EXHA UST
Idle Adjus tmen t
The idle a d justmen t sho uld be made
wi th t he eng i ne a t norm al op er at ing
tem p eratu re . Ad just th e th ro tt le stop
screw to id le the en gine a t 500 R.P.M.
with au to matic tra nsmi ssio n in neutra l,
500 R.P.M. with a ir co nditioning o n, o r
550 R.P.M. sta ndar d a nd ove rdr ive
tra nsmission o r .. E~ STI C K " tran smission .
Se t the idle mixtu re a d justing need le
to g ive th e highes t ste a d y manifo ld
CARBURETOR
syste m in t his se ctio n app lies o nly to
the Mod el 4150 carbur eto r.
The d iffe ren ce in ai r p res sure within
the ca rb ure to r p rov id e s th e fo rce for
pro per discharge of fu e l for the va rio us
eng ine speed and lo a d co ndi tio ns. This
pr essu re is a ctua lly le ss t ha n a t mos-
ph eri c, du e to th e slig ht re st riction of
a ir flo w thro ug h the ai r clea ner. How-
ev er, to simp lify the exp la nation of the
fun cti on ing of th e f uel me terin g sys-
te ms, th e pressure w ith in th e carbu -
ret o r will b e co nsid e re d a s bei ng at -
mo sp her ic.
CARBURETOR CIRC UITS
Fue l Inlet System
All fuel first e nte rs the fue l bowl
which sto res fuel a t a specific head fo r
the fou r b a sic meter ing sys te ms. The
fuel e nters th e fue l bow l throug h a
sc reen ahe ad o f the fue l in let valve,
w hich is fre q uentl y re fe rre d to a s the
fuel inlet need le a nd seat as se mbly.
The am o unt o f f uel e nter ing the fuel
bo wl is de te rmin e d by the spa ce be-
twe en th e mo va b le needl e a nd its seat
a nd a lso by th e p ressu re fr om the fuel
p u mp.
This ca rb ure tor incorpora tes a Viton
tippe d fue l inle t nee d le . Th is synthetic
mater ial provi d es a bette r sea l an d
th e re by ca n ma inta in a mor e const a nt
fu e l le ve l in th e ca rb ureto r bowl. It is
not re a d ily affected by small particles
o f fo re ig n ma tte r:
Mo ve men t o f th e need le in re la tion
to th e seat is co ntro lle d by the floa t
a nd hing e a ssembly wh ich rise s a nd
fal ls with the fuel le vel. As th e fuel
le ve l d rops, the flo a t d rop s, o p e ning
the ne ed le va lve to a llow fu el to en ter
the flo at c ha mb e r. W he n th e fue l
reach es a s pe cified leve l, the float
move s th e need le va lve to a p o sition
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va cuum or th e smo o the st running a nd
ma ximu m idl e speed. Turni ng the idle
mixture a djust ing ne ed le in clo ckwise
p ro vides a lean e r mixture. Tur ning the
nee d le o ut cou nte rcloc kwise p ro vides
a riche r mixt ure . If thi s ad justm en t re-
sults in an increa se in idle R.P.M. grea t
e nou g h to requ ire resetting the throttle
sto p sc rew, the n the idl e mixture ad -
justing ne edle sho uld a lso be reset,
lea ving it slig htly o n th e rich side.
w he re it re st ricts the flo w of f ue l, ad-
mitting o nly e no ug h to re p la ce that
b ein g use d . Any slig ht c h a ng e in the
fue l level ca uses a co rre sp o nd ing move-
ment of the float , ope n ing or c losing
the fue l inle t ne e d le valve to immed i-
a tely re sto re o r hol d the p ro pe r fuel
level. The fuel in let system m ust co n-
sta ntly ma intai n the sp ec ifie d le ve l of
fue l a s the bas ic fue l me te ring syste ms
or e ca lib ra te d to de live r th e p ro per
mixt ure on ly wh en th e fu e l is at this
level.
The floa t cham ber is ve nte d inte rnally
by the vent tub e a t a ll time s. At cu rb
id le or whe n the eng ine is sto p ped, the
cha mbe r is a lso vented b y the ext ernal
ve nt o n to p of th e fuel b o w l. This ex-
te rn a l ve nt pro vides a re le a se of ex-
ce ss fue l vapo rs from the bow l.
Idle Syst em
At idle a nd lo w speed s, the a ir flow
throu gh the ca rb ureto r is no t sufficiently
stro ng e nou gh to d ra w fu e l th ro ugh
the ven turi fo r th e mai n mete ring sys-
tem. Inta ke man ifo ld va cu u m is high
be ca use of t he greater res trictio n to
the a ir flow by the nearl y dosed throttle
p lat e s. This hig h ma nifo ld va cuum is
use d to p ro vid e the p ress ure differ-
e ntia l to o p er at e the id le system .
The ca rb uretor utilize s two identica l
id le sys te ms, o ne fo r eac h bo re . Since
th e two p a ssag es fun ctio n ide ntically ,
o nly o ne side will be co nside red in this
ex p la nation .
At id le, the norm a l a ir pressure in
the flo at c ha mb er cau ses the fu e l to
flo w thro ug h the id le syste m to the
gre at ly re du ced p ressure are a be low
thrott le pla te. Fuel flows fro m the float
cha mbe r throu gh th e main jet then
into t he s ma ll a ng ula r b ut ho rizon ta l