[Chrysler300] Gentlemen, start your engines (if you can)

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Diameter or gage of the battery cable was also deemed important.  As a quick
fix to a failed lead battery end of the ground cable, I purchased a standard
cable of proper length (and RED as a REMINDER).  It was for a 12-Volt system
and about 1/2 the diameter of the original.

My 1955 C-300 starts great and on the first couple of revolutions IF it has
fuel in the carbs and glass filter bowls.  Sometimes this fuel stays there
and sometimes it disappears.  My fuel pump is an original rebuilt with
current materials, but I do believe that sometimes the check valve within it
may leak back.

Several of you have counseled me to add an electric fuel pump, wired up for
intermittent action at starting.  Others recommend carb overhauls to
eliminate leakage from them to the manifold.  Both these recommendations
seem reasonable.  I have a good, strong HD Group 2 battery that will crank
long enough to get gas to the carbs, even when it seems the whole system is
empty.  I sometimes prime the system with starting fluid to save time and
wear and tear on the starting system, but that is a PIA and often takes
twice to establish normal fuel flow.

My car came to me with two manual chokes that appear to be made to replace
the automatic choke internals.  The car spent its working life in Colorado
so perhaps the previous owner had the same problems.  He kept the car about
30 years, so he must have loved it in spite of its slow-starting problems.
Chrysler even noted this and went to 12 Volt systems the next year.  I don't
recall hearing or reading of poor starting problems with the '56-'58 hemi's.

That's it for starters

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 C-300

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Narve Nordanger
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 7:30 AM
To: artc@xxxxxxxxxxx; 300 Club
Subject: SV: [Chrysler300] slow starting 55 new yorker

The issue has been discussed previously on this list, try to look 6 months
back.

How about new battery cables (corrosion tends to creep into them, creating
increased restistance and less cranking power), rebuilt carbs (did alot for
me). The starter normally anyhow cranks slowly, especially when hot.

In the old days I always carried a 12V spare battery and some heavy jumping
cables with me, if nothing else helped that would do the trick. Especially
handy when travelling by ferry where engines had to be switched off during
transit, and everybody else was waiting for you to start up on arrival.
Eventually, I got tired of pushing the C-300 off the ferry... Best story was
actually when pulled over by law for speeding (inherent with 300s?), and
they afterwards had to give me 12V starting help to clear the area for new
"customers".

Nowadays I am not that fond of pushing cars, so I try to plan ahead and
never stop the engine unless time to cool down.

Narve in Norway
22 years of 6V Chrysler experience

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  Fra: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]På;
vegne av Art Cragnotti
  Sendt: 24. mai 2007 15:52
  Til: 300 Club
  Emne: [Chrysler300] slow starting 55 new yorker


  Hi Gang, Art here, In addition to my 300G I also have a newly restored
  '55 new yorker. It's a crapshoot whether it will start at ahy given time.
  The motor turns over very slowly like a weak battery, especially when hot.
  I still have the 6 volt system and have tried everything.rebuilt
starter,new
  selanoid and relay and a new battery. I know these cars started better
than
  this when new so why not now. Ary suggestions??. This is probably a common
  problem and I hope somebody has a solution.

  Thanks Art



  


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