Pony Carburetors
I am fighting an Autolite 4100. The engine still won't run right. It is hard starting when cold, and sometimes hard to start when hot. There are no vacuum leaks. All the passages are clean in the carb. There is no gunk buildup anywhere. Throttle shafts are tight and the choke works as well as I know to make it work. I'm at my breaking point. I have had exceptional luck with all my Holleys...especially the Street Avenger and a big part of me wants to use the 4100 as a down payment on a nice new 570 Street Avenger and dial it all in for the 289. Frankly it is embarassing to me to crank my old car so long before it starts.
The other option is sending the 4100 to Pony or someone like that. I know the Pony people did an excellent job of marketing to the Mustang magazines and really getting their name out as the reengineerers of old Ford carbs... but that's not really enough for me to drop the price of a new Holley on a rebuild from them. What are your experiences with them? Anyone using a Pony carb as a driver, or more specifically, is there someone who has had a Pony carb on their car for a few years?
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The stable:
65 'T' Coupe 302 HO 5 speed (5/65) ~ First Mustang
65 'A' Convertible 4 speed Factory GT (5/65)
65 'A' Fastback 289 4 speed (2/65) ~ Calico driver
65 'A' Coupe 289 Auto Factory GT (3/65) ~ Parts car
66 F100 460 Auto ~ Grandpa's truck
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