[DeTomaso] No Idle Blues

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

Charles,

FWIW I had the same problem with my Cobra, which had a Holley 750 with a 
Proform center section.   It turns out the Proform center was a complete and total 
POS.

It was virtually impossible to start the car without without pumping the gas 
and holding the throttle wide open, and it didn't idle properly.   RIck 
Moseley came over to help troubleshoot it, and was horrified at the spray pattern.   
At idle, the carburetor was literally POURING gas into the engine.   The 
'spray' boosters weren't spraying at all--it was just running like a water 
fountain.   There was no way to adjust it.

The solution was to throw the 'trick' Proform center section over the hedge 
and reinstall the stock Holley 750 center, which works flawlessly.

Be advised that efforts to start the car with the ProForm section often 
resulted in a fireball three feet high out the carburetor, something you can 
ill-afford in a Pantera.   You might not have the same problem, but just in case, be 
prepared.

Mike


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