Re: [Chrysler300] Still Starts Then Dies - '65 300 Friday update

["John Baker" <jbaker22@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Folks,
I thought I would share my blunder, it may help someone. I wanted to change 
my 56 Chrysler Windsor to electronic Ign. The Chrysler 440 EI distributor 
looked to be the same , only needed minor machining to fit. All went well, 
the car started right up at a idle. The second I gave it gas, it quit. 
Turned out that the 440 dist.normally rotated the opposite way from the 56 
dist. the vacuum advance was shutting it down. I then got a petronix 
conversion kit for the original dist. All ended well. It just cost more than 
it should have.
John Baker
Malabar Fl.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Hill" <ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 12:29 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Still Starts Then Dies - '65 300 Friday update


> Morning everyone. A quick update for anyone interested.
>
> I had a few minutes last night to try a few things. I started the car
> remotely from under the hood and while it was running, fed a trickle of 
> fuel
> into the carb to see if I could keep it running. (I'm a pro at this now so 
> I
> know I fed it enough fuel) It didn't seem to help much but did prolong the
> stalling a little.
>
> I immediately removed the carb from the engine and noted there was still
> fuel pressure at the hard line connection into the carb. I assure 
> everyone,
> there is NOT a fuel supply problem of any kind. I believe I've also
> adequately ruled out the ignition system as I have good spark, good dwell,
> good timing, and voltage readings everywhere are normal when the engine
> dies(sorry...stalls).
>
> Once the carb was removed I pulled it apart and checked the fuel levels in
> the bowls. Both were equal and seemed normal. I tried plunging the pump 
> rod
> and found there to be no squirting.(Yes, there was fuel in the cylinder) I
> thought I'd corrected this problem earlier but perhaps not!
>
> I removed the throttle squirter in the primary venturi to expose the small
> needle that sits inside. It appears the needle is sticking and not 
> allowing
> fuel to be pumped out the squirter when the plunger is pushed down. I used 
> a
> small wire to loosen the needle then shoved the plunger down
> again.........now the squirter works. This could certainly explain the
> engine not wanting to rev when I open the throttle plates but I don't 
> think
> it would explain the engine stalling at idle.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on how this needle operates and what might be
> causing it to stick? Is there any way to determine which jets should be 
> used
> in the primary and which in the secondary so I can ensure I got those 
> right?
> I suspect the metering rods might be closing off the fuel supply 
> completely
> as the vacuum rises as a few members have suggested.
>
> Hopefully I'll have happy news to report over the coming weekend.
>
> Ryan Hill (Vancouver, B.C.)
>
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