haha, if it fixes it we are all in trouble



mike

If you put a SE engine in it are you converting it to EFI or running a carb setup?BTW the SE was only made in 84 and 85.83's only came in 12a form.SE's also have bigger brakes and a 4x114 bolt pattern which makes aftermarket wheels easier to find.The SE also has a nice LSD. :yum:

stickin w/ same engine. going to pick up working carb tomorrow.....will let u guys know what happens after i put it on....anyone know anything about anti afterburn..or after burn stuff?

**** it. go to pick up carb, someone had bought the whole damned car. now im looking at the fuel check and cut valve. anyone know anything about these things?

ok get this. the vent and check valve goes to numerous hoses and pipes and ****, one of which may go to the carb....one line goes from the vent check valve to thefuel tank....now the check and cut valve is located by the gas tank and has two hoses coming from it, if its by the gas tank u would assume it would have something to do w/ the fuel flow, so .....possibilities are arising.

possibilities just got the **** beaten out of it.

im just going to start over, ive missed something somewhere along the line and im going to find it.

I got a question.....when you take off the upper part of the carb, and you have the floats attached, are they supposed to be even...i mean, the same amount of movement in each float. the one has the amount you would assume would be right, i do, and the second has virtually no movement. So i guess what i am asking is, are the two floats supposed to be the same in the movement, the same range of play?

Forget the floats. Forget the too much fuel. i think now its not getting enough, i think it hasnt been getting enough from the begining.....how would i find where the problem is....somewhere in between the fuel tank and the carb i would think....right?

Depends if the carb is all good makes sure everything is all right the pump might be the problem but check the fuel filter first.

how would i check the pressure the pump is pushing without a pressure tester?

where would i get a pressure tester and about how much would it run me?

this sounds really dumb but have you played with the idle mixture screw?



mike

yes and its set fine. do you know if a gslse fuel pump is inside or outside of the gas tank.

outside, its in the same place as the 12a one



mike

what if i take the gslse pump and put it on the 83 12a and install a pressure regulator?

You need a strong as hell regulator to with stand the 20-30psi not being used.Not saying it won't work but you need a damn good regulator. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

Holley has one thats ******* bad ass and can withstand just about any pressure, but im just going to the junkyard and ganking a stock 83 pump. but thanks anyways and ill get back to you guys tomorrow about how it works out.

:bigthumg: Cool.Keep us posted.

check this, fuel pump fixed my problem. but wants to cut off randomly, making the car do the same thing as before, think wiring is just loose. but if my timing and mixture are off enough, would that m,ake the car stall out after pushing the choke in?...car runs fine, idles very high when choke pulled out. push choke in, car cuts off? oh and the fuel pump that was on my car....doesnt belong on an rx, not sure what car it came from.

what year is it? Because they changed from points to the electrical system in like early 80's. If its a later model first gen it wont have points. The electrical system for the firing is meant to be unservicable (supposedly its bulletproof), theres some info in the haynes manual on it. Maybe this has gone faulty on you????

they have 2 fuel pump circuits for these cars. 78-82 they just get power when you turn the key to the "on" position, its very simple. 84-85 these have a relay that is triggered by the "ecu" which gets a timing signal from the trailing ignition. i dont remember which one the 83's have, i did have an 84 that had a bad "ecu" it would only run the pump when the key was on and the engine wasnt running, so the car would start and run fine for about 30seconds and the die.



mike

well this pump is off of an.....damn i dunno......**** this just downright hurts man. feel like my head is going to ******* split. somebody shoot me please. :bsflag:

Is the pump still running???Maybe the pump died on you.

well i can hear it running, but, ill have to test it to see if its working like its supposed to. ie volume and pressure..

i wonder if maybe you have crap in the tank?



mike

well see i flushed the gas tank and refilled it before i put in the new pump. now there was a little bit of trash, but not really enough to make much concern about.

You might have to test it and see if it still is putting out 6psi like its supposed to and take it from there.

need to get a pressure gauge...but from where, and again...costs?

#1 Summit Racing Part#SUM-800215 Alum Face $17.99us or SUM-800115 White Face $19.95us.

Both are Liquid Filled and are rated at 1 to 15psi. Either are 1/8"NPT fittings.

Holley makes the same setup but it will cost you $65.00us. (Not Worth It).

I changed mine from Mech to Liquid offered buy the above and found out that I was off by 3psi.

So go for the Summit Liquid Set-UP. Stays steady at 6psi.

sgieldon :bigok:

well i think the carb is working correctly at this point, so from here on out i think im going to move my focus to the fuel system, i believe thats where my problem may be.

it could be that its got junk in the tank that intermittantly clogs the pickup or something wierd



mike

Eventually going to diconnect the the whole fuel system and put compressed air through all of the lines. We'll see.

It might have clogged due to old gas.You might want to look at the filter and see if theres any debris there.That'll give you a idea of where to start.

I am having these same problems with my carb that I just rebuilt. I am wondering if you got it resolved, every word that you typed fits my present situation. Please help, tell me how to get this resolved.



Thank You,



Joe in KC

I am having these same problems with my carb that I just rebuilt. I am wondering if you got it resolved, every word that you typed fits my present situation. Please help, tell me how to get this resolved.



Thank You,



Joe in KC

I think he still has problems with it.He should figure it out soon.He keeps crossing stuff off the list.

well i have one of those glass filters, the ones you can see through, and there is no trash, clean as a whistle. but it takes a minute or two for the fuel to completely fill up inside the filter tube. poor pressure, or does it always take a while to fill?

I will have a progress report late Saturday after getting help from a Master Mechanic friend. I may still be f*cked.

Sweet man let me know what happens.