white smoke/squirting fuel (weber 38)

[popejames]

I just picked this carb up, used from another vortex member and rebuilt it ( 38 dgas ). I set the mixture screw 1 1/2 turns out. The idle speed screw is set to factory settings. Cranked it a couple of times to get gas to the carb. It fired up strong and sounded like a big tractor. I then started to adjust the mixture screws in till the carb died. After that, nothing went smooth.

I tried to back out the idle mixture screw a little and restart the car but it was having a rough time. I noticed some whitish smoke forming around the exhaust and coming out of the top of the carb. I tried starting it again and it was shooting out gas and was forming more whitish smoke. I tried to start but It kept failing.

Thought the timing may be off so I followed the timing instructions off cabby info. Tried starting it again but had the same symptoms, white smoke, gas shooting out the top of carb ( currently no filter on carb). FPR is running 4psi. Everything is stock on the car (85 cabriolet)

You guys have any thoughts?

[antichristonwheels]

diesel or other in gas tank??

[popejames]

It might have a little water in the gas. I can't see that causing whitish smoke though. I'm thinking that I flooded it or have timed it wrong. I'm going try timing it again today and see what happens. I'm wondering if i need a stronger spark.

[popejames]

Ended up being the timing was off a little and plug wires were wired wrong