1970 Challenger gas smell inside the car
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1970 Challenger gas smell inside the car
Hi everyone
I got my dream car today, a 1970 Dodge Challenger that was originally a 318 but is now a 440 6 pack with a 4 speed and a shaker hood.... Holy crap this thing moves 😊.
But after a 7 hour drive to get it home I'm trying to come down from the high.... but the wrong kind, all the way home I had stinging eyes and I stink of fuel. Is there any way to prevent this or is it just a standard part of owning such a beast?
Thanks in advance
Brad
I got my dream car today, a 1970 Dodge Challenger that was originally a 318 but is now a 440 6 pack with a 4 speed and a shaker hood.... Holy crap this thing moves 😊.
But after a 7 hour drive to get it home I'm trying to come down from the high.... but the wrong kind, all the way home I had stinging eyes and I stink of fuel. Is there any way to prevent this or is it just a standard part of owning such a beast?
Thanks in advance
Brad
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Thanks for the replies and sorry for sounding like a complete noob, but I think it might be set too rich as after I give it a boot full I can smell it even stronger.
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Brad -
Assuming the carbs aren't malfunctioning, if it's running rich, start with the A/F adjustment screws, if that's not enough, then play with the jets.
Now, I know folks will disagree, but IMHO a 6 Pack (without a heck of a cam) may look cool, but for street you'd be better off with an appropriately sized 4 barrel on a dual plane manifold.
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Assuming the carbs aren't malfunctioning, if it's running rich, start with the A/F adjustment screws, if that's not enough, then play with the jets.
Now, I know folks will disagree, but IMHO a 6 Pack (without a heck of a cam) may look cool, but for street you'd be better off with an appropriately sized 4 barrel on a dual plane manifold.
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Brad -
Assuming the carbs aren't malfunctioning, if it's running rich, start with the A/F adjustment screws, if that's not enough, then play with the jets.
Now, I know folks will disagree, but IMHO a 6 Pack (without a heck of a cam) may look cool, but for street you'd be better off with an appropriately sized 4 barrel on a dual plane manifold.
Archer
Assuming the carbs aren't malfunctioning, if it's running rich, start with the A/F adjustment screws, if that's not enough, then play with the jets.
Now, I know folks will disagree, but IMHO a 6 Pack (without a heck of a cam) may look cool, but for street you'd be better off with an appropriately sized 4 barrel on a dual plane manifold.
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Iowan -
I like playing as much as the next guy, just after a while, giving up performance or drive-ability stops being fun.
We're not talking about a numbers matching car here.
Selling off the six-pack should give him enough money to get a more solid 4V set up with enough
left over to play with other stuff. Maybe a lot of other stuff.
Around my neck of the woods, except for the full show car guys (with numbers matching cars) most of the 6-pack guys have switched to single to a single 4V.
Heck, my 440 was originally a 6-pack and that came off in the 80's when I started racing.
Either way, he can try to fix the rich burning problem by playing with the carbs or replacing it.
Gotta give him the options.
Brad -
You really have to figure out if it's a rich carb or a fuel leak.
Pull a plug or two and see what color they are.
Plenty of spark plug color charts on the web.
Archer
I like playing as much as the next guy, just after a while, giving up performance or drive-ability stops being fun.
We're not talking about a numbers matching car here.
Selling off the six-pack should give him enough money to get a more solid 4V set up with enough
left over to play with other stuff. Maybe a lot of other stuff.Around my neck of the woods, except for the full show car guys (with numbers matching cars) most of the 6-pack guys have switched to single to a single 4V.
Heck, my 440 was originally a 6-pack and that came off in the 80's when I started racing.
Either way, he can try to fix the rich burning problem by playing with the carbs or replacing it.
Gotta give him the options.
Brad -
You really have to figure out if it's a rich carb or a fuel leak.
Pull a plug or two and see what color they are.
Plenty of spark plug color charts on the web.
Archer
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