Having grown up around many Chryslers including Imperials, I can tell you
that your problem was common when they were new. That's one of the
reasons they came up with the Thermoquad. Once the cooling system is
not running (engine is shut off) the heat "soaks" out through the engine
and "boils' the gas out of the carburetor and into the intake. It
floods the engine. Yes, letting the car idle for several minutes will
actually cool the engine down and reduce the "Heat Soak" that sets in if
it is shut down without the cool down idle period. It does help.
Something that I always hated was my dad opening the hood to let the
engine cool off but that did help too. You just can't do that at the
mall or you'll wind up with an empty engine compartment. I do like the
earlier suggestion about lowering the float level as long as it doesn't
lean out the mixture when the engine is running. Making sure the float
bowl vent operates is a must as well.
Good luck
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