flooding

Hey guys, I just installed the headers on my 327, for some reason I can't get it to start now when its cold, it runs super rich, so rich that if i even start to choke it a little it just dies, floods super easy. I almost had it going this morning but the cranking got my negative battery terminal so hot that it melted. My wife had to drop me off at work. Would the headers cause this? I didn't have this problem before, not even a little. Should I just lean the mixture out? Thanks. (also, the headers are open right now, the exhaust isn't done yet and it starts ok when it's warmer in the afternoon)

Joe, had to stare at the monitor for a while. This must not be your week for good luck. It's merely coinsidence that this happened. Go back to basics on the carb and set it up again. No, the installation of headers doesn't cause this. As far as no or hard start in the morning. You inadvertantly did something while working on it such as disturb junk in the fuel system or it may just be coinsidence. I hate it when this stuff happens. I have to scratch my butt (cuz that's where my brains are) and then slowly back up and start where the problem is, sometimes not even discovering why it hapened when it did. Hang in there. Denny I'm not trying to overstep my bounds but I had to reread that it has a hard time start along with running. So, I'm thinking that a characteristic of performance would be affected, not a lack of starting. Hhhmmmmm. Let's see what he finds.

well, i dialed in the carb a bit more on my lunch and on my ten minute break at work :LOL: , my coworkers must think i'm nuts. I got it running pretty good but i wont know for sure until tommorrow morning when i try to start it, as that's when i'm having my serious issues. Thanks guys, if it gives me problems tomorrow i'll think i'll pull the top of the carb off this weekend and see if there is some gunk in the fuel bowls.