Cascade Crew

chevymad · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 7:55 pm Post subject: The saga continues

Yet another power valve failure in the holley.. started acting up saturday.. same time as the alternator failed.. Sad

This time I bought an actual holley brand valve, instead of napa echlin. And BLUE non stick gaskets of course! Wink

I'm sure they'll make all the difference! If this thing didnt run so much better i'd give up on it for sure. What a pain in the ass!

TecherB · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:54 pm Post subject:

so what would you put on in sted of the holly if you had the money?
and how long did this last repair last?

Midnight Sun · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 1:49 am Post subject:

I thought that said the sausage continues.

My memory is probably failing me, but last time this happend didn't you swear off Holley alltogether?

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:06 am Post subject:

Dewey316 · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:10 am Post subject:

don't do that....

<=== goes to get towels to clean up the coffee all over my monitor

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:19 am Post subject:

chevymad · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 7:26 pm Post subject:

I've sworn off holley's many times. Just sucks that they make power. Cause they dont do anything else well. Every one i've ever had either blew the power valve or started leaking. Lucky i've never burnt a rig down with one. I can see why people like fuel injection over a holley. My edlebrock is totally dependable. But the power/throttle response is just so/so. The quadrajet on the car works perfectly, but the choke is antique and can't be upgraded. I have debated stealing the quad off my 454 and trying it on the truck, havent totally dismissed that idea yet. We'll see what happens with this power valve. Part of the problem is that its so easy to swap this back and forth. Quad, holley, or edle can be switched in less than 1/2 hour. So when I decide i've had enough and put one on. Couple weeks later, its like.. well maybe lets try this again.

BTW.. quit thinkin bout my sausage... Shocked