Lars Checking In

[lars]

Wow, that's quite the warm welcome, and from a bunch of guys I've known for years - very impressive! I have a lot of projects going, so I won't be lurking here on an hour-by-hour basis, but I'll check in and lend any assistance I can. For anyone needing to get in touch with me quicker for any issues or tech problems feel free to drop me an e-mail at:
[email protected]
I get around 50-70 e-mail tech requests per day, so if you get a short, to-the-point answer from me it's not because I'm being rude with you.

Question with a proform on a 454 what kind of fuel pressure should I see at the carb and how steady should it be? Stock fuel pump.

Darrow -
The stock mechanical diaphragm pump (or a similar style mechanical pump) produces pressure "strokes," so you will see a fuel gauge needle bounce around a bit unless the gauge has very good damping (fluid filled). A bouncing needle is normal, but if you want it to smooth out, get a good quality fluid dampened guage.

For reliable performance from that engine, available fuel volume is more important that high pressure - we have run our drag cars with as little as 3 psi of pressure, but with lots of volume running through a return-style system. Although the Holley style carbs, such as your ProForm, can take up to 7 psi without problems, I find that the needle/seat fuel control and smoothness of operation deteriorates as pressure gets up towards this limit, making float level a little more unprecise and erratic. For this reason, I like to run about 4-5 psi, with the pressure being controlled using a return-style regulator to keep lots of fuel volume flowing by the carb inlet.

Glad to see you , hope you don't have a high Marginal Propensity to get Pissed OFF.....
not here anyway......
:yahoo::yahoo::1st:

I can take a good ribbing and a few jabs. It's rude, ignorant stupidity that I find myself having a lower tolerance limit for. When people who don't know what they're talking about give technical advice that's downright incorrect, I tend to raise the BS flag. Have you ever tried arguing with one of the guys from the Flat Earth Society? It comes down to being a poiontless waste of time. I'm old enough that I don't have pointless time to waste... But I'm fair game for a good jab.

Les!
Good to see you again! Do you still have the photo of what I did to your car with the sledghammer last time I saw you...?

Lars

 

[mrvette]

Another round earther eh??? the earth is FLAT, with a few wrinkles....

don't nobody no nuttin no more???

ASS Tounding the shear stu pid ity out there....if the earth wasn't flat, there wouldn't be any shadows.....

:crutches::rofl::rofl::stirpot:

 

[DeeVeeEight]

By the reaction of the guys, I would think that it's a turning point for this forum. You can feel the respect, unlike what I read somewhere else.

Welcome sir.

??????????

There was a lot of crap back at one of the "other" forums.....

But that is behind us now.:smash:



WELCOME LARS!

Are you Tuning for Beer this year and if so what is your itinerary?

:beer:

 

[69427]

By the reaction of the guys, I would think that it's a turning point for this forum. You can feel the respect, unlike what I read somewhere else.

Welcome sir.

??????????

There was a lot of crap back at one of the "other" forums.....

But that is behind us now.:smash:



WELCOME LARS!

Are you Tuning for Beer this year and if so what is your itinerary?

:beer:

I am in complete agreement with you that there was (and continues to be) a lot of crap on one of the other forums. I'm just still trying to figure out what supposedly changed (ie: turning point) on this forum, according to the earlier poster.

 

[DeeVeeEight]

You got me scratchin' my head on that one too.....

 

[cajos1968]

Just good ol' boys hiding the Corvette parts receipts from the wives.:beer::beer:

So true.

Welcome Lars, only heard about the Lars Papers, and seeing the reaction on your presence, you must at least be the incarnation of Jesus Christ :bounce:.

 

[mrvette]

By the reaction of the guys, I would think that it's a turning point for this forum. You can feel the respect, unlike what I read somewhere else.

Welcome sir.

??????????

There was a lot of crap back at one of the "other" forums.....

But that is behind us now.:smash:



WELCOME LARS!

Are you Tuning for Beer this year and if so what is your itinerary?

:beer:

I am in complete agreement with you that there was (and continues to be) a lot of crap on one of the other forums. I'm just still trying to figure out what supposedly changed (ie: turning point) on this forum, according to the earlier poster.

Here?? no more than the ass chewing that goes on in person, not in MY crowd anyway....beating up on each other constantly....

been going on for decades....prrtt::devil::shocking:

 

[mrvette]

Just good ol' boys hiding the Corvette parts receipts from the wives.:beer::beer:

So true.

Welcome Lars, only heard about the Lars Papers, and seeing the reaction on your presence, you must at least be the incarnation of Jesus Christ :bounce:.

Thought the comment was something like....'OH, Jesus Christ, He's HERE'.....

you must have misinterpreted the sentiment.....

:rofl:

 

[White76]

Welcome Lars :hi:.

 

[1Michel]

By the reaction of the guys, I would think that it's a turning point for this forum. You can feel the respect, unlike what I read somewhere else.

Welcome sir.

??????????

There was a lot of crap back at one of the "other" forums.....

But that is behind us now.:smash:



WELCOME LARS!

Are you Tuning for Beer this year and if so what is your itinerary?

:beer:

I am in complete agreement with you that there was (and continues to be) a lot of crap on one of the other forums. I'm just still trying to figure out what supposedly changed (ie: turning point) on this forum, according to the earlier poster.

Here?? no more than the ass chewing that goes on in person, not in MY crowd anyway....beating up on each other constantly....

been going on for decades....prrtt::devil::shocking:

Hey I'm not beating on anybody here, bad translation I have to translate everything from french and sometimes I screwup. This is an example .

I should've said " another step forward for this site " instead
What I meant is that this is a new forum and by getting Lars to give his advice is another step to this forum to be way much better than it is already.
I asked for advices on engine not long ago and got great no bull straight to the point advices by peolple who knows what they were talkin about.


Again I'm sorry that I offended someone, I read that Lars said that some other fellows with tons of valuable experiences were disgussed by the poor quality of the interventions by some bullshitters at other forums made them quit giving theyre advices on forums. I hope they come aboard..It will be some more steps forward.
I respect everybody here. This is a good place to go for what we do.
Again sorry about the translation,
Michel

 

[69427]

...............
Again sorry about the translation,
Michel

I appreciate your taking the time to clear this up. It appears we are in agreement on things relative to this forum. :thumbs:

 

[1Michel]

Cool thanks

 

[glen242]

Lars:

How are you doing after the physical problems last year? Are you back to 100%?

Larry

 

[MYBAD79]

Hey I'm not beating on anybody here, bad translation I have to translate everything from french and sometimes I screwup. This is an example .

I should've said " another step forward for this site " instead

LOL... there are a lot worse mistakes you can make....

US english: I'm going outside to have a cigarette
British english: I'm going outside to smoke a ***


US (in a hotel): I need a wake up call for 6AM.
English: Please knock me up at 6AM

some of this $hit can really get you in trouble here....
:smash::smash:

 

[foxymophandlpapa]

I think this calls for a new signature (for now). Welcome Lars!

 

[1Michel]

some of this can really get you in trouble here....
:smash::smash:

You bet, when I started driving trucks I was all over the country and since I didnt speak much english , most of the times I was eating the same thing in truckstops. One time I got tired of it and tried to order something else. I was in Laredo TX
After a while trying the waitress sugessted me some chili. I asked what it was and it looked like spaghetti sauce so I said "ok I'll go for that. She then asked me if I wanted it hot. Looked like spaghetti sauce ...of course I want it hot!

Damn thing was hot allright.

 

[Rip]

Great to see Lars again. He helped me with some distributor questions a few years ago, although I doubt he remembers me. Some of my projects would have been much more difficult without the help of people like Lars, Gary, and Jim.

 

[SIXFOOTER]

Hey Lars, welcome aboard. I was sorely disapointed to see you left the other site while I was off doing other stuff, glad to see you here

 

[MYBAD79]

You bet, when I started driving trucks I was all over the country and since I didnt speak much english , most of the times I was eating the same thing in truckstops. One time I got tired of it and tried to order something else. I was in Laredo TX
After a while trying the waitress sugessted me some chili. I asked what it was and it looked like spaghetti sauce so I said "ok I'll go for that. She then asked me if I wanted it hot. Looked like spaghetti sauce ...of course I want it hot!

Damn thing was hot allright.

LOL, that's a good one.

 

[dannyman]

WOW, great to hear you're up and about, Lars! The corvette community as a whole, benefits from your contributions. We need your commitment that you will stay around here for a minimum of ..., let's say 10 years! :drink::drink:

 

[SteveG75]

Welcome Lars. Hope you are feeling better and will be around for a long time.

 

[Entropy]

Glad to see Lars is still around giving out all the good information. I hope you are in good health and doing well.

 

[guru]

Welcome to the land of the free.

 

[harrin]

Hi Lars,

Good to find out that you are here, raises the caliber of this forum

BTW the work you did on my carb last year was fantastic, the car runs great. Thanks again.

:beer:
Rick

 

[kbunting]

Lars,

Been a long time.
Miss your many informative posts over on the Corvette Forum.
My carb which you set up for my 68 restoration project is still running like a Rolex.
Hope you are well my friend,
Kurt Bunting
Massachusetts

 

[mrvette]

some of this can really get you in trouble here....
:smash::smash:

You bet, when I started driving trucks I was all over the country and since I didnt speak much english , most of the times I was eating the same thing in truckstops. One time I got tired of it and tried to order something else. I was in Laredo TX
After a while trying the waitress sugessted me some chili. I asked what it was and it looked like spaghetti sauce so I said "ok I'll go for that. She then asked me if I wanted it hot. Looked like spaghetti sauce ...of course I want it hot!

Damn thing was hot allright.

WELCOME to 'Merica, you ain't 'American' till you eat TEXAS CHILI.....

:bounce::smash::twitch::twitch:

 

[hyontorque]

You can run but you can't hide! Hey, I'm glad I found you.

Patrick

 

[kbunting]

I need help
Hope you are well
Had to get my 68 towed home today; fuel problems.
How can I tell if I have water in the carb and how do I get it out.
Ran fine until the last fillup, stalled so bad today i had to pull off the road. Let it sit 5 minutes and it started and ran fine for a mile and then sputtered to a stop. Happened 2 more times so I finally called a ramp truck.It's my 68 with 327 and Rochester that you set up for me and ran fine all last year and fine this year until last gas fillup about 2 weeks ago. I only put 10-15 miles on it on weekends if weather is good.
How do I empty the carb of water or dirt in fuel bowl or needle and seat?
Thanks
Kurt Bunting
Sudbury MA

 

[lars]

Pull the carb off and flip it upside-down. Before restarting, prime the bowl with fresh fuel by pouring a couple of shots of fuel down the bowl vent tube.
Lars

 

[BarryK]

Hi Lars, sorry i'm a bit late to the welcome party but i only look in on this forum every now and than.
it's good to find you again since you left CF.
Now that you are here i may have to check in more often in here.