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12-04-2012, 01:10 PM
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Carb problem-I think????
I am experiencing what seems to be a flooding issue. Dead cold start everything is fine-1 pump, choke closes, warms up, touch gas and idles perfect. If I go to start the car after it has warmed up and then sits for a short time it wont start and if I give it gas it sputters and white smoke bellows from the carb. The only way I can get it started at this point is to hold it wide open and play with it, once it starts it runs great.
I checked the float sight glasses, fuel is just above the bottom of the glass. No visible fuel leaking when I look into the carb after I shut it off.
Any ideas? Thx
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12-04-2012, 01:13 PM
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sound like the choke is closing on you after it's warmed up,causing flooding, when you hold the pedal down, you open the butterflies and let more air in to compensate for the closed choke...........try dis-connecting the choke for a few days and see what happens...........
David
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12-04-2012, 01:18 PM
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Dave-when I took the air cleaner off (after not being able to start it) the choke was open, I thought for sure the choke was closed too.
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12-04-2012, 01:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GBowman
Dave-when I took the air cleaner off (after not being able to start it) the choke was open, I thought for sure the choke was closed too.
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I'm sure it is in the open position when you looked into the carb, but when you turn on the key,especially if it's an electric choke,it may close and you'll never know it.........to eleminate the choke as the problem, just dis-connect it and try it,quick/easy and free.........
David
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12-04-2012, 01:49 PM
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Vapor lock. The fuel in the bowls may be boiling after sitting with the hood closed and the engine hot. Try opening the hood or a phenolic spacer between carb and manifold.
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12-04-2012, 01:53 PM
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OK-wired the choke open and disconnected hot wire too. Keep my fingers crossed, thx.
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12-04-2012, 02:26 PM
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heat soaked fuel.
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12-04-2012, 05:42 PM
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Lower the floats until fuel is at the BOTTOM of the window while idling. Fuel is probably dripping out of the boosters or accelerator pump jets after setting for several minutes. If you want to check: after shutdown carefully force part of a paper towel carefully past the booster and above the throttle butterfly. Remove it later with a set of needle nose pliers or fish it out with wire. Check it for saturation of fuel.
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12-05-2012, 02:27 AM
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Parker has a good trick - just got to remember to pull the towel.
This could also be a venting issue on the tank pushing gass to the carb after shutdown. Again sounds like flood -
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Do you have a mechanical fuel pump?
Chances are the fuel is percolating in the fuel bowls, the fuel pressure in the line after pump will then keep feeding the carb with hot fuel and flood the engine.
Hot restart difficulty is the result.
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12-05-2012, 05:22 AM
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After the engine is warm, before you start it again look at the sight plugs and determine if the fuel level has dropped. If it has then fuel is leaking into the manifold. It could be gaskets or a leaky power valve. If you pull the carb also check for loose or missing screws on the bottom of the throttle plate to main body.
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Gaz64 has it right. You said if the car sits for a short time it is difficult to start. I'll bet if it sits for more than a short time it will start right up. That would be after the excess fuel evaporates in the runners and plenum.
If the above is the situation you will need to find a way to keep the carb cooler and or the fuel.
A plastic or wood spacer
Reroute the fuel line or get if away/off of hot spots
Turkey pan
Electric fuel pump with a return line
Lower fuel in bowl like what was said (keep it in the sight glass)
Lou
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