that's what you get for buying an edelbrock.

may as well buy ssauto carb rebuild kit while you're at it

 

The float is probably caught on a tiny bit of gasket hanging on the inside of the bowl. Pop the carb apart and you should be able to fix it without the hassle of a full rebuild.

 

yup. sometimes you can tap the bowl and loosen them if they are stuck... But dont be an animal about it... Ive had problems with metering rods on carter afbs before (The Edelbrock is an exact copy pretty much), but no issues with floats.... Ive seen it on Holleys before, oh and this olt fucked up thermoquad i had. Garbage.
LOL

 

I'll take a 1000 cfm Thermoquad on a Buick before any POS Holley!

Vic Jr. bought the rights to the AFB's, damn good street carb!

Holleys are best at idle or WOT and very little inbetween

 

I agree that the Carter was a great carb... OEM Mopar ---- for years...


The BEST things about the AFB is trhat they dont blow power valves EVERYT s9ingle time they should happen to backfire..

LOL

 

it could also be just some trash in the seat for the needle. i had that once. tons of fuel cause the needle valve couldnt seal

 

did you bother to check if your jet is still threaded in?

 

Good chance that is you're problem, a pice of grass, or gasket, or anything could be cought in the needle valve. pop it apart, worst case is you have to get a new one big deal they are cheap.

 

i've had carbs go rich for no reason under the sun, and found nothing wrong with them.

you could have a fuelpump with a plugged/stuck closed return, but you never said if this pours gas when running or not.

details are needed to diagnose