Re: [Chrysler300] Road trip UPDATE final

The tank in the 60 is already vented.

Don

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Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 9:42 AM

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Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Road trip UPDATE final

Dave -

Sounds like one or both of your carburetor accelerator pumps needs changing.

To solve a future problem: Use a VENTED gas cap. Otherwise, you risk collapsing your tank. If you don't have one right now, drill a 1/8" hole in your present cap. This will stabilize atmospheric pressure inside the tank as you drive.

It was nice chatting with you briefly at the meet. You've got a great car !

Ron

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Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 9:09 AM

Subject: [Chrysler300] Road trip UPDATE final

Good morning USA!!!

First off, Carolyn, Melissa, out probably youngest and newest member BTW, would like to thank Tony and Crew for wonderfully memorable meet.

Pulled off in 1^st lass all around, THANK YOU!!!

Rolled into the house at around 4PM yesterday, 8/6… Todays history ?? What is significant about 8/6??

Had rain from Springfield, OH clear thru Indiana

Total miles for the day…535 with MPG at 12.72…not bad for a fresh engine w/2500 miles on it so far??

Now for the discomforting part…

The F rubs good when cool, like in the morning, 1^st off, for about 15-20 minutes.

Then as soon as everything gets up to temp, it will start in with a stumble when accelerating, kinda like it’s running out of gas.

Had this problem on the way out also……

But if I drive like there is an egg under the foot feed, we can get along just fine.

Thought it was the non-vented gas cap I have on it, so we removed that once the fuel level got down some, no change.

Stopped for lunch and left the hood up for ½ hr, ran great again for a few miles then same old thing again.

Has got to be under hood heat related to lousy gas.

Was good to get back to IA and a Casey’s where most have non-alcohol gas and the pumps are labeled as such.

Filled up at Davenport, added 8oz of Marvel mystery oil along with the “valve save” stuff I have used for years and took off, no change.

Topped off w/non-alcohol gas at home and parked it.

Going to change the fuel filter and go out this AM while it’s still cool and see what happens now that I have a full load of “decent”, albeit low octane gas and see what happens.

One fellow I met at a fuel stop mentioned I should try a different heat rang plug.

I am running NKG’s at present

Other than that, had a good trip home with a side excursion to the flight 93 memorial (still under construction) at Shanksville, PA. Another “moist eye” experience as was all of Gettysburg. Both, must see places for any “True American”