VERY 1st post having joined and I joined because of my variable venturi carbuerator. It belongs to my beloved 1982 country squire (wagon of course). OH how can or how DO I be concise??? I wound up leaving the car in storage for 2 full years untouched. I was at last able to go get it back in time for Christmas 2012. Got it back home here and proceeded to drive it as my everyday driver again. true to its previous life it was an immediate JOY to drive for weeks UNTIL the cold snap hit here in january I guess the choke mechanism (which is 1/2 inside the carb) "sticks". I'm sick about getting rid of the car, I CANNOT afford the near 300.00 price tag to have it worked on I'M PETRIFIED to work on that choke myself, I have never touched a "carb" before ever and I hear and read that the VV "quite a carb"! IS the VV carb as difficult as I hear?
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OHHH I forgot I use "brianradomski" just so I dont forget how to get into websites and forums "I always use it so i dont forget" DO please refer to me or call me "Bri" or "B" !! -
Anything wrong with my variable venturi post??? not one taker yetComment
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Patience, this site doesn't get massive traffic this time of day and almost nobody here knows anything about the VV, other than to tell you it sucks. Well, it does suck, but thats not the question. If its working normally other than just a sticky choke, I'd try washing the choke linkage off with some carb cleaner to de-gum it. That may be all you need. If you move the choke plate by hand, you should see all the various bits that move along with it. Just make sure they are all clean and moving freely.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it worksComment
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Welcome to the site!
I don't have much experience with carbs but I'm sure someone will be along. Things tend to liven up (a little) around evening here.
Only carbs that I have touched were samll engine type stuff like motorcycles, atvs, and lawnmowers.
I once worked on my buddy's dad's car, an old Escort, in my highschool shop class when he was having issues with sticking. We ended up finding that field mice had stored soy beans in the carb/air cleaner which had worked their way down and were causing things to get stuck open.Vic
~ 1989 MGM LS Colony Park - Large Marge
~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
~ 1991 MGM LS "The Scab"
~ 1991 MGM GS "The Ice Car"Comment
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welcome to the club......as far as the VV carb goes,clean the choke linkage as gadget described,also check to see if the "sliders" (the openings at the top.they are square) are not sticking (they do that if they are not clean) and clean those with carb cleaner alsoComment
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PATIENCE you say GOOD now that I have a reassurance! Somehow I have always registerd at forum sites where .....seems like i get replies before I c an even post, seems ridiculous this one .....uhm...is a little slower and i s aw that people were viewing and passing it. MEANT NO HARM and I am frustrated by this dilemma. the other factor causing my anxiety is that I'm in a condo apartment complex: what radar tells these cry babies that THERE'S A BROKE DOWN CAR HERE GET RID OF IT!!! VERY sad to know the the VV is so bad, the car does run very nice! THANK YOU for your reply!Originally posted by gadget73 View PostComment
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oooooops oh blasted I forgot: remember this is a VV there is NO choke plate the "choke uses linkages I guess the actual choke is INSIDE the carb.Originally posted by gadget73 View PostComment
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1. I had 2 escorts and LOVED them!! as per the mice: forunatly no mice in mine just a mechanical problem but thank you!! grateful for your time!Originally posted by VicCrownVic View PostComment
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YES those sliding "doors" as I c all them for as long as I have had the car I have bewilderd over "what in the heck kind of a carb is this thing.....well its a part of OLD reliable so what do i care......till now???Originally posted by t65neon5 View PostComment
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UHM quite a while later particularly to gadget: as per your comment about the VV carbtr. Does it suck JUST to work on or in general ? The car really seriosly has been a wonderfully runing car if that carbtrt really .....sucked would it run at all???Comment
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......I actually like the VV carb......but its NOTHING like a regular automotive carb....its more like 1 part holley , 1 part Mikuni , its a "one of a kind" animal , and when it works , it works good , but when it doesn't , well , it can be a pain , partially because its hard to diagnose problems with , partially because not many know how to work on one , and finally , because parts are kinda hard to find for them anymore (the most common response is to replace it with something more "normal" ).....the one I had on my 91 worked well,the only problem I had was the "sliders" were so worn that it would "hang up"...this was solved with a stronger return spring (which gave it a much "firmer" gas pedal...lol)......Originally posted by brianradomski View PostComment
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Its got really bizzare adjustment procedures. When it works right and someone hasn't stuck the magic screwdriver in there and jacked it up its fine, but if some meathead has been in there already and you do not happen to own the special tools and the knowledge required to set it up, you may as well forget it. The normal fix is to stick a Motorcraft 2100 on there, but thats because a blind monkey could rebuild one of those things and it bolts straight up where the VV was. If it works OK, don't worry about it but you may never find someone who actually has experience with them to properly rebuild it. It would probably turn into one of those things where you learn to do it yourself if you want it done.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it worksComment
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variable venturi carbuerators
AHHHH finally got to this and NICELY worded: I actually like VV carb"! As of late sunday night I do have an interesting development. Could the not starting problem have also been .....and predominantly....loose/worn connectors on the ignition coil??? Sunday night i at last got to perfecting/repairing the coil "set up" I removed the LARGE plastic clip that retains the neg and pos. connection to the coil. I simply substituted, I busted that clip apart and attached the coil wires to real good "alligator" clips those clips are on the posts atop of the coil, SO now I have solid tight ignition connections starting seems much more cooperative! few more days I'll know!!!!Originally posted by t65neon5 View PostComment
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