BINGO!, Paul.
I'll bet the floats did not seat again due to accumulated crud on the
secondary needle valves - the poor thing is drowning in liquid gasoline.
If so, be sure to change the oil if it smells of gasoline before you drive
it again.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: IML:
> I did something similar to this once while driving my '62 LeBaron. The
result was that the floats in the carb became stuck. I was able to remedy
the problem by tapping lightly on the side of it with the handle of a screw
driver. That got me home, and then I rebuilt the carb.
>
> Paul
>
> In a message dated 7/10/2004 11:59:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Dick
Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> >Not to contradict the other learned opinions, but I think if the idle is
not
> >right either, your problem is not fuel starvation (which would be the
result
> >of a plugged fuel filter).
> >
> >My guess is that you opened the secondary side of the carburetor for the
> >first time in a long time when you floored it, and thus allowed things to
> >move that haven't moved in perhaps eons. So I'd start by inspecting the
> >secondary side of the AFB - in particular, make very sure that the
secondary
> >throttle butterflies have totally seated in their bores - this linkage
gets
> >very balky with atrophy when the secondaries have lain asleep too long -
and
> >one of the most common symptoms is exactly what you describe, due to the
> >secondary throttle butterfly valves not closing all the way. Take a can a
> >spray carb cleaner and really clean up the secondary lockout hardware,
and
> >make sure everything works smoothly, in particular the odd shaped plate
that
> >interferes with the secondary opening mechanism on the driver's side of
the
> >carburetor during choke operation.
> >
> >D^2 wouldn't know about this problem, since he always drives with the
> >secondary side wide open!
> >
> >Dick Benjamin
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "johan C wildhagen" <johancwildhagen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:14 AM
> >Subject: IML:
> >
> >
> >> We took the LeBaron to drop off a friend at the airport and on the way
> >back
> >> decided to "clear her voice" on the parkway. So I looked both ways and
> >took
> >> it up around 90 mph.
> >>
> >> I stopped to fill up the tank and had a hard time starting back up. I
> >> eventually drained the battery and got a jump.
> >>
> >> The car started up eventually with a jump but now the engine drives
like
> >the
> >> parking break is on (no, its not engaged) when I accelerate up hill,
> >> vibrates and rumbles a little. The rumble and vibration is evident in
idle
> >> as well so it isn't the drive shaft.
> >>
> >> Would any one suggest some theories?
> >>
> >> 65 LeBaron 413
> >> Washington DC
> >>
> >>
> >>
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