I also believe that there are two small "primer jets" in the front top area of
the carb. Those often become plugged, and cause difficult starting when cold. I
was successful at clearing them on my '63 with a thin wire from a shipping tag,
but that doesn't always work.
Paul
In a message dated 6/6/2004 11:46:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> I suspect your choke does not work. Even w/out the choke, you should be able
>to
> get it started by pumping the throttle a few times. The cold start is not as
> easy as with operable choke, but its not that tough, especially in the
>summer.
> Another possibility is that your carburetor has a small leak, and gets dry if
> does not run for a while. So, in summary, check your choke and also check
>your
> accelerator pump. The latter is a little pump activated by opening the
> throttle. You can check by looking straight down the carburetor while pumping
> the throttle. You should see a healthy stream of gasoline if its working
> right. If the stream of gasoline is there after you have just ran the car,
>but
> its not if the car has been sitting for a while, it may be a small leak.
>
> Electric pump is not the answer, I think. The answer is finding the problem
>and
> fix it.
>
> D^2
>
> Quoting TOMGLOZANNIS@xxxxxxx:
>
> > My 62 Crown 4DR/HT has a hard time starting in the morning, or if its been
> > setting for some time. I have to spray it with quick start and once it
>starts
> > it
> > will run and restart with no problem. I drive the car alot and it runs
>great,
> >
> > once we do the spray trick.
> >
> > I'm thinking of installing an electric fuel pump, near the gas tank and
> > wanted to know what type I would need, I had the original fuel pump rebuilt
> > and I
> > know it's working OK.
> >
> > Has anyone installed an additional electric pump for this problem?
> >
> > Tom, in So. Florida
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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