Quick fuel metering plates

[ottawamerc]

Hi guys

I'm like Ned Flanders with a thousand questions now ( stupid restored cars) Thanks for your patience. I bought some QFT 34-2 metering plates for my 6 pack, I noticed while I was installing them that I ordered the wrong kits: the 34-2 are for side pivot floats but I ended up having a center pivot carbs. They seem to work ok and I installed #82 jets (stock metering plates were #79's) Is there any diff between the 2 plates (34-2 and 34-3)? Before I installed the plates the plugs were nice brownish color but now they are White I installed new jets in the center carb too, stock were #62 and I installed #66's so I would have expected to see browner plugs not leaner? Also when I removed the original metering plates there was a steel spacer like plate in there was I to reinstall it?

Scott

[firefighter3931]

There are different kits for different carbs as you found out. I would call Quickfuel and ask them if the side float kit can be used in a center float carb. I'm guessing not and it has to have something to do with float adjustmant or possible lack thereof in your case.  There has to be a good reason for 2 different kits 

The billet spacer plates between the carb body and quickfuel plates get eliminated so no problems there.   

Are your floats moving up and down with the adjustments ? How is the float level now ?

Six packs are very sensative to float adjustment and if the floats are set too low it will go lean at full throttle.

http://www.quickfueltechnology.com/Instruction_Sheets/99-9_34-3_Billet_Metering_Plate_Kit.pdf



Ron

[ottawamerc]

Ya I did email Quick fuel and they did confirm they are the same plates just the floats are different. The level idea is something to check for sure I used the quick fuel sight plugs and set the fuel level when running but I will recheck that.

Scott

[ottawamerc]

All bow to the guru Ron I guess the QF sight plugs ain't worth a pinch of coon $hit cause you were right the two outboard carbs float levels were very low. I reset them by just having gas flow out and I'll try that?


Thanks again
Scott

[firefighter3931]

OK, this is starting to make sense now    Your other post stated that you couldn't get the fuel level below half on the sight hole despite having the float adjustment turned all the way down. I assumed you had the brass plugs out when determining this....but now i see you were using those junk plastic sight glass plugs. Ya, they are junk and i tried a set years ago and could never get an accurate visual float level because they became cloudy as soon as the carb heated up...then they drooped/sagged. Total junk ! 

Time to test and see how it's running 


Ron