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by Retroracer
Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:52 pm
Forum: Propane Forum
Topic: Vialle Type F
Replies: 11
Views: 8871

Re: Vialle Type F

EPILOGUE!: Well, after all that head-scratchin' and turmoil, it turns out the carb was flooding because the floats were set wrong after all. I found someone, by chance, who's worked with Edelbrocks and Holleys a lot and we tore the carb off again to have a look. It turns out I had done everything ri...
by Retroracer
Wed Jun 18, 2014 9:16 pm
Forum: Propane Forum
Topic: Vialle Type F
Replies: 11
Views: 8871

Re: Vialle Type F

Ok, points taken. One thing I forgot to mention is that my fuel pump is mechanical so there's no wiring to worry about. As for my fuel selector switch, I didn't check it but it used to work perfectly before I did all this work to the gasoline system. I know things can just go but I have no reason to...
by Retroracer
Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:07 pm
Forum: Propane Forum
Topic: Vialle Type F
Replies: 11
Views: 8871

Re: Vialle Type F

Great info, thank you C3H8! Update: I decided to concentrate on the gasoline side of things yesterday (which I will get into shortly) but I did remove one of the 10mm drain bolts from the bottom of the converter and... no sludge. Today I'll carefully have a look at the idle solenoid and piston to ma...
by Retroracer
Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:55 pm
Forum: Propane Forum
Topic: Vialle Type F
Replies: 11
Views: 8871

Re: Vialle Type F

Hi C3H8, and thanks for your quick reply. I've included a couple of pics below with some scribbles and questions that I couldn't find detailed answers to - hopefully these will benefit me and anyone else who might have an older Vialle system. The first pic shows the comtroller, the second the mixer ...
by Retroracer
Fri Jun 13, 2014 5:24 pm
Forum: Propane Forum
Topic: Vialle Type F
Replies: 11
Views: 8871

Vialle Type F

I'm a forum newb with a '71 F250 and 390 on LPG/gasoline. I have a feeling this has been asked before but after searching 70-odd posts here - plus another 2 hours on Google - I couldn't find my answer. I want to perform some maintenance on the converter, like 'draining the sludge' as the cover says ...