[Cliff R]

Here's another good one I'll add real quick.

Guy calls up telling me the carb he just rebuilt with my parts has "no power". Idles fine, drives fine, but lays down going to full throttle and never recovers. We go over EVERYTHING that he did, secondary spring adjustment, pull-off releasing smoothly, secondary hanger not bent, secondary metering rods didn't fall off the hanger, etc. No flags go up so we decide to send him a bigger N/S assembly as his 455 is now making over 450hp. Calls back a about a week later, no improvement. Even borrowed a friends carb and it doesn't do it. Hum? I told him that there MUST be a fundamental issues someplace, huge piece of crap stuck under the N/S assembly, float dragging the sides of the bowl, clip on the needle binding up, etc. He's not buying any of it and frustrated with me and my parts at this point. Another week goes by and he calls back and (this had to be hard to do) tells me he found the issue........installed the fuel filter BACKWARDS......duh?.......