Dave
Be careful with that glass bowl filter by the carby. I saw a Dodge Charger
catch fire at a car show last summer - filter above the manifold burst and the
gasoline caught fire. Not a pretty sight!
Ken
dave austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nate Wrote:
Once in a while the refineries send a wrong batch of summer mix fuel
out and it causes this typ of problem but that's rare .
well.. the last time I filled up was over 1.5 months ago as this truck RARELY
gets driven.
And.. this is Texas.. 1.5 months ago we were still in temperatures of what most
parts of the country consider "summer" weather. Still in the 90's!
This week, when this happened, it was only 45 degrees.
I am still using the same fuel since last fillup.
Maybe this aint the issue.. I am sure like you wrote that this a rare occasion.
However, its a good thing to learn as I never knew this.
My guess is the culprit is a small dislodged piece of crud that kept the needle
from seating, again, as you wrote.
I will be taking care of it this week.. I currently ONLY run an inline fuel
filter. I am replacing all this with a AC T-2 metal military fine mesh brass
filter type near the gas tank, and also adding for extra insurance a nice
ceramic filter, glass bowl in line filter just before the carb.
also will replace the rubber lines with hard steel...Its always been my
intention to do this, just that other REAL life things take precidence.
But it needs to be done.
With a 1.5 ton MILITARY 4x4 truck, breaking down is not a good thing!
Especially in an intersection!
Moving it isnt as easy as two guys pushing it off the road onto the shoulder!
vwnate1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It only takes a tiny bit of spooge to cause the needle to stay ever
so slightly off it's seat and cause flooding .
If you hold the throttle to the floor , it should clear out and re -
start but you'll have to keep racing the engine so it doesn't flood
again .
Once in a while the refineries send a wrong batch of summer mix fuel
out and it causes this typ of problem but that's rare .
I know some of the parts suppliers sell reproduction glass bowl fuel
filters you can add to the carby inlet , be sure to get a couple of
spare filters and gaskets too .
Don't be skittish , just carry a BIG screwdriver with a plastic
handle and always use that (the handle , dig) to WHACK the side of
the carby to joggle the spooge loose .
-Nate
Dave wrote:
>
> I have a rebuilt Rochester single barrel carb on my 235 of 1959
vintage.
>
> Since being rebuilt this carb has given me NO TROUBLE at all..
The truck starts easily, runs beautifully, etc. (The carb was
rebuilt about 300 miles ago) Gas tank is clean, in line filter shws
NO DIRT or anything but very cclean gas.
>
> Today, I take it for a run.. About 5 miles from the house,
coming to a stop, the engine just dies.. Never did this before.
>
> I can smell gas.. I try and try to restart.. Nothing..I lift the
hood, the carb is covered in gas and dripping out..
>
> I tap the carb....I check the choke.. Choke is fully open... I
try to start it, only to witness the same thing happen, a fully
soaked and dripping carb.
>
> this happens a few times.. I give up..
>
> So, the person following me gives me a tow to get out of the
intersection, and about 50 feet into the tow I decide to "pop" the
clutch.. Engine roars to life.
>
> No sputtering, Runs like nothing went wrong. I drive it home
with no fiurther issues.. No sputtering, no ruogh running engine,
Just perfect..
>
> Now, I know of two things that can cause this: One, a float that
sticks and two, a float needle gets a speck of dirt or something in
the seat NOT allowing the gas to stop filling the bowl up.
>
> Are these the ONLY possible things that could cause a flooded
carb?
>
> Or is there another reason this could happen?
>
> And why this ONE TIME?
>
> (NATE... I know your gonna say" I told ya so to get a better in
line filter!!!)
>
> Anyway, I am now a bit skiddisdh to take it out for a ride right
now until I find out for sure the issue.
>
> Is it possible the float itself is "sticking" or is this just
not possible?
>
> Is it then the only other thing I can think of, a small speck of
dirt in the bowl needle/seat ?
>
> Can anyone suggest any other possible explanations?
>
> Like I said, this engine has run strong with nothing like this
happening in the last 300 miles or so since it rebuild. Is the float
level too high perhpas and all it took was a little dirt to put it
over the edge?
>
> Anyone wish to fathom a guess?
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