Re: Hard starting

[Gary Wilson <Gwwilson67@xxxxxxxxx>]

Did you check to make sure that the choke is working right.???The choke has to 
be closed to help pull the gas into the  manifold.



----- Original Message ----
From: John <jswask@xxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, September 16, 2010 4:29:38 PM
Subject: RE: Hard starting




Jim, my 64 361, 2 barrel does the same thing, if it sits for more them a week. I 
do prime through the vent tube. Now, I don't know how much gas is in the bowl, 
but if I leave, 2 or 3 onces in a jar sitting on the shelf in the garage, with a 
open top. Will it evaporate in the same time as the bowl? I'm going to do a test 
this week. The carb is closed to the air. not like the jar. If it evaporates in 
the bowl, why does it take so many cranks to get gas to the carb?  I think it 
flows back thru the pump and  into the tank. To solve that, i would need to 
remove the line from the pump to the carb to see if there is gas in that. I'll 
do that soon too. As I never changed the pump since I had the car. John Wask.... 
.02 cents



> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> From: jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Hard starting
> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:24:08 -0400
> 
> 
> My 63 Polara 500, 383, 4 barrel Carter AFB, has trouble starting when
> it sits for several days. It always goes eventually but takes 20 or
> 30 seconds of cranking. A little research (see link below) suggests
> that modern gas evaporates quickly and the carburetor bowl evaporates
> through the bowl vent. They suggest priming the bowl through the vent
> with an eye dropper. Does this make sense? Is there any kind of gas
> additive that would help prevent evaporation?
> 
> http://www.thecarburetorshop.com/Troubleshooting.htm
> 
> As always, thanks.
> 
> - Jim
> Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
> '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
> '63 Polara 500 (383)
> '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
> '71 Bronco
> 
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