Re: [Chrysler300] Weird Carter carb problem - '65 300

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ryan;

We know tat the engine will run if it has fuel, so it's not getting any.
If the bowl is full (You stated that gas was present in it), then the 
problem is that the fuel is not getting from the bowl to the Manifold. 
The incoming air (vacuum) is not sucking the fuel into the manifold. 
Dirt or something is blocking the Main jets.
Remove them and check, blow out the passage under the jets.
Should clear it up.

Ray
All right folks, time's awasting! This'll be a good'un, don't miss it!
Lets get those Meet Registrations in soon, give poor Eleanor a break 
and don't wait 'til the last few days. Yipes!!! These are the last few 
days!!

On May 9, 2005, at 3:25 AM, Ryan Hill wrote:

> Hopefully someone out there will be able to shed some light on this 
> problem.
>  I just fired up my freshly rebuilt engine last week for the first 
> time. It
>  started right up after priming the carb a few times and ran quite 
> well while
>  I broke-in the cam and watched for problems. I started the car 
> several times
>  and put it back in the garage. I'll add that the carb was also 
> rebuilt by
>  me.
>
>  The following day I went to start her back up and discovered it would 
> only
>  fire when primed with a squirt of fuel and then would stall. The 
> throttle
>  pump squirters didn't seem to be working. Removed the top of the carb 
> and
>  checked for fuel. Fuel was present in the bowls, needle and seats were
>  functioning. When I investigated further, noticed the new plunger I 
> had
>  installed was faulty and after reinstalling the original, all was 
> well with
>  the squirters.
>
>  After putting it all back together, the car will still only run on 
> the fuel
>  I prime it with OR if I pump the throttle a few times to squirt a 
> little
>  fuel in it will run on that, then stall. If I trickle fuel in 
> manually it
>  will also continue running but doesn't run on it's own any longer.
>
>  Any guesses? The fuel pump is pumping fuel but I'm wondering if it's 
> just
>  not pumping enough? It is one of the few parts I didn't replace or 
> rebuild.
>  What would cause a carb to not provide enough fuel at idle to keep 
> the car
>  running? Remember also, it was working well when I first broke in the 
> cam
>  just hours earlier. Is there an easy way to check for adequate fuel
>  pressure?
>
>  Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
>  Ryan Hill (Vancouver)
>
>
>
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