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I've realized after working on a few and participating in a bunch of "help me with my carbs" threads, one of the easiest and most notable problems is the position of the the float hanger and the metal tang that the needle rides on. Mine was like yours, bent all to hell to get the valves opening and closing with the lids turned upside down. That was the old way to set them when they had Grose Valves. The newer style that has the small needle like pin will not hold the weight of the floats so you can not set them the way they show in the Z Therapy Just SUs DVD. It took me a year to figure that out. Your floats should look like this, the hanger should be parallel with the float's top and the tang should look like a bump not a ramp. Your floats are closing the valve too soon causing low fuel in the float chamber. Disregard the red circle

Agree with what's been said above. A simple test would be to raise both pistons and see if they fall at the same rate, pretty slow fall if the damper oil is right. They should make their "clunk" sound at the same time when they hit the bottom. You need one of these if you have dual carbs, makes things so much easier. https://www.amazon.com/Latest-Rage-Deluxe-Carburetor-Airflow/dp/B00CMC57R0/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1532074358&sr=8-4-fkmr0&keywords=unisyn+carb

Here's a good read with a few shortcuts. Thanks for your time @240260280. It's so easy to use what you already have down. http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fuel/gastank/index.htm

I've done two and blown the lines with air compressor, taped them off beforehand though. Worked great. 280 and a 240 tank. It's really easy if you have a good plan and don't have to wait too much in between steps. I can give you my tips on cleaning and sealing. I have a thread floating around that 'splains my method. It's not as bad as you think.

HaHaHaHa, no beer was spilt thank goodness. Although underwear was damaged and I had to use make-up for a few months. Ah hell, I still use it!

You know you want those on that '76! I burnt mine off thinking 2 cycle boat gas was diesel fuel and walked right up and lit it. Kaboom!

http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fuelpump/index.html

That photo makes me wince a little knowing they cover half your eye while someones tugs lashes out. The things women do to make us happy while we look through this...

I sand blasted this one then sprayed it with clear satin high heat metal protector from Eastwood. Turned out good, to me.

A nylon strap around the rear end is what I did. Make sure it stays lower than the rear valance though to keep from bending it.

I'm sorry for the misunderstanding but my friends haul pre cut steel from different companies. There's a website that does car transport prices. They bid against each other depending on how cloose they are to the car. You'll have to google it. I can't remember the name right off. Sorry

And the shipping hooks on the rear bumper. They're not for pulling, just tying down.

Calmly, did you swap out the cap and button before this "spin"? Also, very gently, are you happy with performance? I think you've achieved a nice balance of performance and reliability thanks to Mark Maras! Dark chicken and pepper jelly... wowlsaze, wowlsaze!

They fit great on uhauls dual axle car trailer. If you don't have time I have a few friends that do that bidding service online. Maybe read up on that? That's what I'd do. My 240 sat for about 10 years with a half tank of shellac. I used a clean 2.5 gallon tank bungeed to the radiator and ran a hose to the fuel pump inlet. It fired for a minute! Wound up being the old points distributor and the trashed fuel system. Lots of help from these guys. They know!

Seems like the revious owner was thinking the opposite of me. No fluid=no leaks. I'm about to put a shut off valve before the heater core on my 240. They could be completely different though, 280s & the 240S?

Good thread to read.

Always interested in easy money in the bank but I bet that makes a big old mess. Thinking of bench polishing wheels and the splatter.

I'm most likely totally off base here but #1,2 and 3 runoff the front carb. May be a fuel problem. I would pull those plugs one at a time a check their spark. Good luck.

"Where did the cash come from? Turns out, the Whittingtons also owned a for-hire plane company. They also bought Road Atlanta—which had the longest straight in the United States at the time. Supposedly, those planes would land on the race track with shipments of pot, which was hidden on-site in trailers at the track. The brothers were running drugs." Road Atlanta was used as an airport!

Me too! I think it's because the British cars back then had that and it looked darn good?

I think it would be a good gesture, to all who help, to take out all six plugs and post a picture Jalex.

The battery leak got my fuel lines in it's previous life so I cut them before the pitted crap. I think it's 1/4" low pressure fuel line I replaced the rotten steel with. Of course you won't win any ribbons but it works great for mine that I drive.

All three of my garage doors have been "marked" by a Z.

What are you guys doing for the sticker on the OE? I slowly scraped mine off then Gorilla Glue'd it to the new one. Holding up good so far.

people forget about those filters and they get nasty over 40 plus years. ? It's the one that goes over the bolt, "internal gas filter" below. I took mine out when I rebuilt the carbs. I installed one of those glass filters right before the mechanical pump. It stays nice and full now that I have the floats adjusted correctly.