60 Imperial Stalling

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Hello John,

 Sounds like trash in the carb to me. Disconnect the fuel hose from the carb and run to a can, then crank the engine a little and see if you get gas in the can. If you do get gas there, it should be enough to get the car running. Reconnect the hose. It doesn't take much fuel pressure to fill the carb. If it still won't start, then it is probably in the carb. If there is no gas there then it probably is a bad fuel pump. It could be stuck floats. If so, you will have to pull the top of the carb off and clean it out and make sure the floats are free to move up and down. Make sure the needle and seat are not plugged with trash. Make sure the floats are at the correct adjustment.

 

Have an Imperial day,

            Russell Sullivan

                    1966 Crown Coupe 2 dr ht

----- Original Message -----

From: jsadowski

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Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 6:22 PM

Subject: IML: 60 Imperial Stalling

Hi folks, I have been letting my car sit for the past 6 months & now it doesn't want to stay running when I let my foot off of the gas. The first time, the carb was spilling gas all over the engine & then it wouldn't restart. Now it seems as if it is starving for gas. I tried changing the fuel filter & thought that was it until it went from high idle & immediately stalled. It then refused to restart again & didn't flood, although I tried to start for several minutes, I sprayed a little carb cleaner into the carb & it again started but again stalled when I let off the gas. I'm thinking it may be the fuel pump, which was "borrowed" from another Imperial in 1990. Any advice?

Thanks, John