4bbl holley on 350 sbc/ leaking from top rail of carb

Doesn't hurt to try...I will try that on thursday

 

http://youtu.be/_QM0L9b4Q5s

 

Do you have a choke on this carb?

 

Here are the pics:

 

Ok, is there a choke at all on this carb? Answer this question. BIG sheet of cardboard check list. Number it. And we shall ask a question. It will be answered, then checked off as we go.

 

No actual choke

 

Am I seeing things, or is there a BOLT missing from the manifold to the cylinder head in the picture with the T-fitting and hoses? It almost looks like your finger is pointing right at it.

 

This carb shows a standard run of the mill Holley manual choke set up. You can take off or disconnect that piece of wire that appears to be holding it in the half open/half closed position for now. The choke mechanism will have small detents that will hold it fully open or fully closed while you get it started/running. A universal choke cable runs around $7, a wise investment.

 

yep looks that way to me too...

 

Yes I have put that bolt back in

 

2 new pics showing your new 5/16 vac hose but nothing to see on the passenger side. Guess we need to just guess what you did with the vac lines there. Choke still looks the same.
Some better pics would be nice.

 

Not to resurrect the dead, but did this ever get resolved? I started reading this thread for info on the spreadbore adapter, but got sucked in because of the problem. I had the exact same thing happen to me once after rebuilding a Holley. It turned out the new metering block gasket was for a different model, and it was blocking the fuel to the idle circuit. The only way to keep the car running was to constantly blip the throttle. OK, back to lurking...