I'm headed to the Iola Old Car Show and swap meet today which runs thru Sunday. I should be able to find some of the steel needles there thanks to the 4400 venders at this show.  Dave V

SE Wis

I should have mentioned that I run steel needles in my carbs also. Hoosier led me into that one too after I had the Viton needles go soft, stick and then leak. 

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

I have a 390 pump on mine. Works fine. 

Doing Fords for 45 years. '56 Customline Victoria

E.J. in Havana FL

Chuck - I don't know about "recommended" as in by a source like Holley - but...............older model carbs used to always have the steel needles and the "Viton" tips were an improvement (so long as we had a "real" non-alcoholic gasoline). An old post on here had some illuminating comments by Hoosier concerning some rebuild parts and making sure the needles were steel but I couldn't even tell you how old the post was. There is a Holley part number that will get you a pair of the smaller /smallest alcohol needle/seat assemblies and that is what I ordered. They fit right in and adjusted fine - I've got the 428 police interceptor pump on it and though they are twice the inlet diameter as the usual Viton parts - no problemos with sealing. Their listed orifice size was exactly twice that of the common gas parts, but the area of the opening is still only .011 in² ........so force required to overcome pressure and seat is never going to exceed the ability of the float. 

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

Are the steel needles recommended for street carbs too? Should I replace the Viton types with them? Chuck

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Manchester, New Hampshire

It's working for now at 4.5psi but I think the steel needles would be the better way to go like you suggested in a previous post.  Dave V

SE Wis

That business with the flooding carb - especially with the "new improved / no adjustment" Holley float arrangement --------- seems pretty spooky to me. Must be OK when used with reduced or lower fuel pressure tho.

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

I removed the FE fuel pump and pressure regulator, installed my old Y-block fuel pump with vacuum boost and the engine runs great with a steady 4.5 psi gauge reading. Just hope the carb keeps from flooding now.  I'll be happy if it stays working with this setup.  Dave V.

SE Wis

Frank,I orded 2 of the summit brand regulators, came in a white box with a summit part number . In side was a holley regulator with Holley cast into it! We all know that summit does not make thier own parts, but that is what I received. Tom

  JUST A MIDNIGHT CRUISE DOWN THUNDER ROAD!!! TOM DRUMMOND MIDWEST DIRECTOR 57 FORD INTERNATIONAL

Ditto Frank. I've had several of the Holley regulators and never found a way to make them work. Maybe that's why they are online kind of cheap. I went to an Aeromotive unit and all has been fine for a while. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire