Rule of thumb with carburetors, anytime they act up tap them with a hammer or crescent wrench a few times each on both bowls and the body. Very likely a stuck float needle or float itself... It might have required some taking apart and cleaning some crap out of it and reassembly, but carbs are SO easy to rebuild... No need to buy a whole new carb!
I agree yo need to rebuild the carb and not replace. I have gotten so many bad ones right out of the box so you are back at square one after all that money spent.
You have no idea how frustrating it is to watch you work. I grew up with these cars, and i ran a garage for 37 years. That qft has mixture screws for primary and secondary. On the floats the screw is the lock, the. Nut is adjustment. Please use your tripod so you can use both hands.i live in texas, and i will drive to ok and chase you with an ugly stick if you take those original style wheels off.
Randy i respect that you are always honest about your limits of knowledge. With that being said wouldnt this situation with the carb you were dealing with have been a great opportunity to have someone like Santa teach you about rebuilding the existing carb? I have to imagine that new carb was NOT cheap so rebuilding the existing carb would have been far less expensive and educational. Times like these are how i learned how to rebuild carbs. Trust me i know they look intimidating, but in reality they are fairly simple and carbs are pretty much the same from one to another. Again congrats on another great video, and for all the hard work you have put in to have the ability to have such an awesome car like this!! As a classic car restorer myself i am a traditionalist and i will always vote for the stock wheels over the new wheels you bought, but thats not to say they look bad, its just hard to beat original.....
@@trentkarmann here is an example of a "holley gone wrong". I built that 51 ford in my profile pic. I pulled a FI 5.0 out of a 93 mustang and put it in that. I converted it to a carb set up. Easier to tune, and more forgiving.....or so i thought. By the time i finally had it set up right i had pulled that carb off 9 times messing with it. The motor was nothing crazy. I put a very mild cam in it, scorpion rockers, and a 5 series holley. I had messed with every setting on that carb and the whole time it was my blade adjustment that was off.
I know my dad use to rebuild carbs in the 70,s. Carter's and Holley 4 barrel carbs them bad boys move. We had Mopar 383,s ol' hemi,s 66 chargers. I wish I could have learned something about cars. You're lucky.
@@deadbeatproz it's never too late to learn brother. I wad blessed to have the best teacher in the world....my dad,, but RU-vid is a great source for tutorials. You also have all of us in the car community to look to for help and advice my friend. My advice to you is go get your hands on a junkyard carb and tear it apart a few times and put it back together. Once you have done it a few times then go get a simple rebuild kit and try refreshing it and cleaning it. You will be glad you did and happy with how fast you learn. Be sure to have a BFH with you.....a big f'n hammer 🔨....lol. all of us mechanics will tell you that you always need that for fine tuning....lol
You should never drive a car with an LSD or locked rear and on mismatched tyres with different rolling diameter as you’ll damage the diff. I’m not a fan of oversized wheels on classics but is your car so as long as you like them good for you Randy. Overall a great looking car mate. Cheers Pat 🇦🇺
If I saw this car for the first time, and it had the aftermarket wheels on it, I would say, "Nice Chevelle, but needs the factory SS wheels put on it". You should buy the radial version of the original belted tires, from Corker, and have the best of both worlds.
Randy!! It's your car do what you want to do as far as the wheels and tires go!!! NOW!! That transmission, DONT JACK AROUND!! Have a transmission rebuilder take a look at the trans snd sdjudy the shifting problems you are having!! Happy Motoring!
You should keep the Chevelle, but I do understand business is business and money is money. Do your thing Randy I will continue to watch no matter what your decision is.
The wheels don't look bad but I'm old school and like more sidewall on tires especially on older vehicles. Low profile tires are the current trend and I always do the opposite of trends and fads. Lol !
I’m sorry call me old school but the SS rims with white letter tires just make the car look good was never a fan of black wall tires with bigger rims these cars are a classic for a reason mix modern with classic just doesn’t fit it is a beautiful car and if you are happy that is all that matters you made a good investment 😊❤
Great car but in my opinion it looks far better with the original wheels so I would keep the original wheels with new white letter radials. The car will be worth far more with the factory wheels. Our business values collector cars.
Also check the oil when you dump that much gas into them cylinders you can't burn it off and it ends up going past the rings into the oil and it thins the oil out and you end up spinning a bearing in the motor so definitely check the oil if it stinks like raw gas drop the oil change it immediately I would change the oil anyways but I'm a fanatic so that's just me
Please use flare wench’s on fuel / brake tube lines . The carburetor’s (both ) are vacuum secondary not a double pumper mechanical secondary. You found a “Gem “ . Good luck with your awesome Chevelle ! And also shim the starter, fresh plugs, check float level. ( looked level in the video in the front bowl .
Randy, put the original rims back on the car and get some period correct radials. Remove the stripe and get it polished by your guys but have them put or paint the strip on. Check your paperwork for what was original. Your car would do better in a show all original than with the new tires and rims.
You are right about the 4speed. You have to pull the plug and suck out the oil. I would run a magnet into it to check for any gear degradation l. Then just put the new gear oil in it. Take it to a transmission shop and have them fix the 4speed. If it’s the original it will help make it show quality. Check the VIN numbers to see.
One of my favorite Chevs - owned a 69 for a bit before the engine blew - it had a Z 302 motor - miss that car. The best choice for rims on these cars are either the factory SS rims or American Racing, imo. Trying to transform this classic to modern appearance is not always a good idea.
always stay with original rims... if you got very a original they mostly look better than any flashy new rims...Good Luck and thx for your content and all the Beutiful rides Saludos de Argentina
Stock wheels... The aftermarkets don't look bad, but this is a really nice numbers matching vehicle, I'd keep her original and put some nice white letter tires back on her.
Hey Randy. Just want to say thank you for your content. I started following years ago to learn how to be a better Uber driver. Love the direction you went. Got in a little trouble 2.5 years ago so last few weeks I've been binge watching 2.5 years of your videos to catch up. Rebuilding my life but can't wait to buy a car and get back to tinkering with it. Your videos have given me a lot of confidence to work on cars myself. So just wanted to say thank you for all you do. If you ever get to Gainesville to catch a gator game dinner is on me.
The original rims are a very important part of the look of that car. But its not like you're hurting the car with the 18'"s. Great car. Congratulations to you.
I will be happy to Overhaul the Trans for you. Easy Peasy work. I have all the parts. You should get the Flex Plate cover and proper starter. Seals AAR nothing to replace. Get the double thick header gaskets. A days work if that for everything. I would replace the Clutch Pressure Plate and Throw out Bearing anyway along with the Pilot Bearing and keep the old parts. Except the Pilot Bearing and do a compression test. Etc Etc. BTDT.
You need to use flare nut wrenches on all the fittngs when you break the lines loose.That way you wont strip the fittings out.The power valve on the old carburetor is probably blown.All it takes is one good backfire to blow them out,and your dumping raw gas into the intake.
The new wheels look better than I thought they would but I'm one who likes originality so prefer the stock wheels. As far as the car itself is concerned, for $40K, I would have expected it to be perfect with no mechanical or other issues.
10:15 FYI, just I guess you could call it "mechanics advice" (not from me being a certified but mechanic by any stretch… but just from experience having worked on carburetors, etc.) whenever I've done pretty much anything to a carburetor (certainly replacing it) I like to (but haven't always) have someone there very carefully watching all the lines going into and out of the carburetor (as well as where the carburetor meets the block) for ANY leaks (as SOON as the fuel pump starts doing its work when trying that ol' first start. If I'm alone though, I will very rapidly RUN out of the car the moment it starts (like at about 10:16 in this video) and check for any leaks. It's not that you would have necessarily forgotten to tighten something or meshed something correctly, but when dealing with FUEL flow, immediately after any fuel line and certainly carburetor replacement/repair, all it takes is one forgotten or neglected fastened point to potentially be sprayin' fuel. Again, while unlikely, I guess I was expecting you to run out of the car and very quickly check for leaks (again only if you're alone and have no one eyeballing those connection points for the first few seconds, anyway, just to make sure). A safety message … from your semi-local, crazy voice dude (and occasional DYI "mechanic" :-)
I gotta say you've had some really awesome cars in the past and I've been really envious of some of them cause I could only dream of having some of these beautiful cars. This car is without a doubt the best one yet in my opinion! I really hope you keep this one as your long term personal car. It will only increase in value! Great car Randy 👍
Randy, that car is absolutely gorgeous. The orange and white paint is killer. Yep, the old girl is craving the original wheels with radials. My 69 is in the Butternut yellow paint with black interior and black vinyl top. Your paint scheme is number one in my books and mine in my opinion is number two. Love your car Randy.
Also, you could rebuild that transmission. I like the idea of the first three gears being power gears, and the last year being an overdrive gear. I'll keep watching for when you do that.
From what I found on " jalopy journal " it is a Muncie 4 speed , they state the way to find out if it's a M20 or M21 is by the input shaft 10 spline with 1 groove = M21 .
Love love the Chevelle! Congrats on that. You should have gotten a discount on it due to the transmission problems you are facing ! Not fair to me, just saying… other than that you got yourself a great stylish daily driver 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🚗🚗
As always good stuff me personally I think the new rims would look alot better if they was the 15s but it's your car & if they make you happy that's what counts. Keep up the good work. Thanks from a fella in west by god Virginia
You have an M21 Muncie. You would know if you have a M22 Rock Crusher. They have straight cut gears that whine like crazy! If I were you I wouldn't pull the engine. Just pull the tranny and get it fixed. Good idea to replace the rear main, clutch, pressure plate, and flywheel while you are at it. I like the new wheels! I would keep them. Also new header gaskets.
Not a double pumper. The fuel dumping is either a) Blown power valve, b) gummed/stuck needle and seat c) bad gaskets. All pretty simple to fix. I had a power valve blow out from a back-fire once and went through 1/2 tank of gas in 30 min. It's one of the known weak points of a Holley. You can buy power valve saver kits which are a check valve in the base plate. Some of the newer models incorporate this design change since the '90's. Usually if the needle valve is stuck it will pump out of the vent if the engine isn't running fast.
I had a matching numbers 68 SS convertible, but mine was a two speed powerglide. My uncle bought it new in 68 and gave it to me on my 21st birthday. It had lots of wear and some rust but... Kids came along and my (now ex) wife kept badgering me to get rid of it. Looking back, I kick myself. Enjoy your car Randy.
I like the wheels that came with the car when you purchased it. the original OEM wheels really stand out the wing on the back of the blue Honda actually adds 25 horsepower
There is a company that sell those Oval's in a radial, (Coker Tire )(Firestone Wide Oval Radial Tire) They are expensive, but they are for that period. and Junkyard Digs, just done a video on tuning carbs. I like the color of the rims, but for me, they are to big and too modern for my taste. If you keep it, and want to repaint it, Look up Robbie Layton autobody in Utah.
Hi from uk randy👋👍 msn you can tell love is in the air with ss chevelle putting your jacket overv as a wing protector👌 only thing that comes between randy and his jacket is a chevelle ss😍😍 lol and yeah wheel suit her well randy good choice just keep original wheels in case you change your mind!👍 and that bell air wagon 😍 at the car show was awesome and I even said that on Mike channel too but thank you for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
This maybe my old chevelle.I had white interior,and a white vinyl top.But the paint was maroon.I had the 396 350 HP.Borg Warner T-10. 4 speed.The rear end was a 3:73 posi from the factory.I had factory glass packs on the exhaust.Had manual steering.I also had front disc brakes which was rare back in 1969.
Its a basic Mallory unilite mechanical advance distributor, no outside controls needed its all under the distributor cap. Its a duel line, vacuum secondary holler, a double pumper wouldn't have the vacuum pod for opening the secondaries behind the electic choke. Much more involved to tuning then adjusting the screws. The cam is Edelbrocks Performer Plus , great street cam, but could very possibly make the vacuum gauge jump.
Got a 72 El Camino. aka HALF Chevelle, HALF WORK🇺🇸 -DAILY DRIVER Broken down three times since I’ve had it. (10 years) Both times some random white guy showed up and I was driving back down the road - 10 minutes later😎 what a fucking beast of a car!!!! I love this ELCO thing❤️
Also randy when I was 16 I also owned an orange mango ss 396.375 hp 4 speed car. With red interior.as I’ve never seen one like mine to this day .yes red bench seat interior.but not 4speed buckets .always missed that car. I’ve had others but that car was my all time favorite.
Hey Randy, just want to leave a comment here. I'm 59 years old and I usually prefer the stock wheels. I like the other ones though too. They actually look sharp. If I were you, I would hang on to the stock wheels and put a brand new set of tires on them. Use those whenever you take the car to car shows. Otherwise, use the new wheels and tires to drive on. They really do look good. Just a thought.
Hey Randy you act a little amazed by the condition of the ole girl BUT you laid out 40K. Great price in my opinion but she should be in pretty darn good shape this is no 12K fixer upper that you bought. As for the wheels something doesn't look right with the rear wheel look? I think 18s were just a bit to big. Really nice ride Randy and you appear to have bought her right! Leaves you some bucks to sort thru the issues that sitting has caused. BEAUTIFUL 😍
