Hi readers. About 18 months ago I bought a 1961 Lark VIII convertible with an R4 motor and a 4-speed transmission. Wait, wait, I know that's not real, but that's how it was advertised in TW, and it turns out it's sort of right ... or at least OK.
It's a car originally from Richmond VA, and that spent most of its time in Fredericksburg VA. The info I got from the man I bought it from led me to the car's builder, with whom I talked at length about what he did to the car, and why, and it also led to the fact that the motor was built to R4 specs by Michael Myer in Ohio. I've talked to Michael on the phone about the motor, and even though he built it about 10 years ago, he still remembers it.
Anyway, the point of the post is this: it may very well have been the car-builder who put the carbs on it, and the man who's doing some work on it for me right now mentioned that he thought the carbs were much too big for such a relatively small motor; they're twin 600 cfm Edelbrocks. How does that jibe with what carbs were originally intended for the motor? Yes, the car is sometimes hard to start (as if the starter is too weak to turn the motor over easily even though there's a new battery), and it's easily flooded, but having had nothing in the past to compare it to, I don't know if that's just a feature of that kind of motor. Anybody have any constructive info or comments to offer ? Thanks to all. Mike Auldridge in MD
It's a car originally from Richmond VA, and that spent most of its time in Fredericksburg VA. The info I got from the man I bought it from led me to the car's builder, with whom I talked at length about what he did to the car, and why, and it also led to the fact that the motor was built to R4 specs by Michael Myer in Ohio. I've talked to Michael on the phone about the motor, and even though he built it about 10 years ago, he still remembers it.
Anyway, the point of the post is this: it may very well have been the car-builder who put the carbs on it, and the man who's doing some work on it for me right now mentioned that he thought the carbs were much too big for such a relatively small motor; they're twin 600 cfm Edelbrocks. How does that jibe with what carbs were originally intended for the motor? Yes, the car is sometimes hard to start (as if the starter is too weak to turn the motor over easily even though there's a new battery), and it's easily flooded, but having had nothing in the past to compare it to, I don't know if that's just a feature of that kind of motor. Anybody have any constructive info or comments to offer ? Thanks to all. Mike Auldridge in MD
. It's getting there.
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