Gas spitting out of the carb

[delizious]

Jello,

I have a 1973 Ford Pinto Wagon and ever since I changed the valve seals and did the timing on the engine about 5 times and the valve lash two times I still have gas coming out of the carb.


This engine is a 2000cc engine and gets 86hp with about 60,000 miles on it, I've had many people say that its eather the float in the carb, or my timing is 180 out and also that its the valve lash. Can someone please direct me in a 100 percent direction to go to, I know you guys can't see the car as I am seeing it but any positive for sure answer would help me right now.

[Davescort97]

Welcome to AF!

If gas is running out of the carb it is a fuel float problem. It should be set so that it is horizontal to the bowl. If it is gas spitting out of the carburetor while the engine is running it is either the timing too retarded or the intake valves are leaking. It sounds like a timing problem to me. Have an associate keep the engine revved up while you turn the distributor to see if you can get it to run better. Find out where it is knocking and back it off a couple of degrees.

To find out if it is the intake valves leaking put a vacuum gauge on the intake and check it for leaky valves. It it is a leaky valve the needle on the vacuum gauge will oscillate back and forth.

Another way to check the intake valves for leakage is to run a compression check on the cylinders. If you have low compression and it is not remedied by a shot of oil in the spark plug hole, you have leaking valves.

I wish I was there to help you. If i could only hear it run, I would have an answer for you pronto. I hope you get her fixed. I haven't seen a Pinto for 10 years.

[delizious]

Uhm yea...gas is spitting out while I try to ghetto rig the thing, I flipping lost the key and I have to start it from the solanoid! And when I do that it does not start completely, I don't get any turn over just gas spitting out of the carb.





And thank you for welcoming me, I would of properly introduced myself but Im kind of in a hurry to get this thing over and done with.

[Torch]

Gas flying up out of the carb throat means that the spark plug is trying to fire while the intake valve is open, either the valve is not completely closing or your timing is way, way, off or as someone else said 180 degrees off.

Try removing your distributor and moving the rotor until it is on the opposite side then reinstall it.

[johncasteel]

well joust shorting the silinoid wont do the trick the ignition has to be twards the on point if not you wont get any spark and try takeing out your #1 cylander plug and hand turn the engine if you can to top dead center and then turne your distributer to about "5 give or take a degre or two" degres frome your spark then that should do the trick it works like a charm