Must admit I ran a 350 holley for many years with no issue. They're simple to rebuild.
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Must admit I ran a 350 holley for many years with no issue. They're simple to rebuild.
Thanks Meccles and Vern.
So the rangie was originally a 4 speed LT95 and had been converted to a 727 auto with LT230 transfer case.
It had also been fitted with fuel injection which had subsequently been removed and then replaced with the Holley 350. The computer is still under the passengers seat.
All of this has made a mess of the wiring which I am now trying to sort out.
Currently there is a battery behind the passengers seat with two bulldog clips with wires running out the door to the fuel pump.
Now the original (white) fuel pump wire is still dangling beside the fuel pump but is not live when the ignition is on [bigsad]
All of the clips along the body are there for the fuel pump wire forward to the bottom of the fire wall, but where from here should it run to to connect into the harness [bighmmm]
Can anyone send a photo/describe where it should go !
Regards
Phil
Should be connected to the white wire coming out of the fuse box, which is the switched power feed to the coil. There'll be a join between the fuse and the coil, probably a bullet connector.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil 850
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On mine the wire leaves the chassis rail near the gearbox mount and crosses over the box behind the gear lever and, I think, because it’s hard to see back there, joins the bunch of cables near the starter. The wiring diagram I have shows it originates from the ignition switch side of the third fuse, and the wire to the coil branching from it.
Electrics are a bit of a mystery to me and it took a long time to get most of mine working, so I hope you get yours sorted without too much trouble.
Cheers,
Woolly.
My disdain for them started years before I found out they were no good off road. Terribly inefficient (even for a carby) and nowhere near as smooth as something like a Weber or Quadrajet (depending on how big your engine is). We used to modify both for higher horsepower applications and always got big smiles when we'd remove a customers Holley and fit and tune the engine properly with something that was far more refined. Quaddie can also be jetted down easily for smaller engines and with a readily available adaptor (or make one) fit where the Holley once went. Not nearly as easy to work on, rebuild or tune, but a much nicer carb and they hold their tune much longer than a Holley too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil 850
On a stock 3.5 you’d also get away with a Webber 2 barrel as well which would also work well.
One of the biggest issues we found a lot was plonkers who'd been with their mates at the pub deciding that an Holley 750 would be a bolt on performance upgrade on their stock 253/308/302 etc... [bigrolf]
Yes, they are simple, readily available and they work so I get why people go for them, but there are much better options IMO.
Hi I had a Holley 350. Carb with a Webber conversion block..goes between the float chamber and main body. All the 4 jets were upright( Webber jets) and could be screwed in or out and changed in minutes..2 primary 2 main..Never ever had any issues with off-roading or flooding...I still have it somewhere as I took it off before I sold the Rangie.
Was not popular and not a lot of info about it, but went well with good economy and power.
Brad🙂
Thanks Brad, that gives me more confidence that I can stick with the Holley.
I have more than enough other issues to resolve before buying another carby or inlet manifold.
Found that the original fuel pump wire was connected to the fog light switch [bighmmm]
So now all I have to do is crimp on a bullet terminal and plug it into the white wires from the ignition switch [smilebigeye]
One down, goodness knows how many more to go !
For some reason a previous owner fitted a starter motor relay with a fused power supply to it along with a fused switch supply to a toggle switch where the choke would normally be.
Turn the ignition on, flick the toggle switch to start the car [bighmmm]
So I removed the toggle switch and the relay, reconnected the original starter relay and now just use the key as one would normally do.
Another issue resolved.
Still have to tidy up the fuel pump wiring as the Narva bullet connectors are either too big or too small.
Ordered a kit from Autospark UK.
Thanks WoolyQuote:
Originally Posted by Woolly
I discovered that a PO had cut the fuel pump feed wire where it goes over the top of the gearbox and fed it to the fog light switch.
I guess is was an anti theft device so you had to have the fog light switch on to feed the fuel pump.
So as there were two connectors where the white wire was interrupted, I just plugged them back together and now the fuel pump works as original.
Another puzzle solved.
Bit of progress.
The front bumper had cutouts for a bull bar or something.
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Welded up the cutouts and sprayed satin black [smilebigeye]
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Now my Rangie is a 7th month 82, so should it have black banded parking lights like on the front, or plain like on the back.
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Sorry, portrait image has rotated to landscape.
Regards
Phil
