John, I have had a similar problem on my 76, except it always starts its
just that it may take 5-10 seconds of cranking. I looked at this a few
years ago, and with a hot engine and engine shut off for about 10
minutes, you could remove the air filters, lift the piston and see a
puddle of gas near the butterfly.
I have heard that the raising the float setting (remember the floats are
set upside down) in the carbs so it shuts the fuel off earlier may help,
but I havent tried this yet. Maybe your carbs are set on the low side
of the tolerance?
John Lumia - 1976
John North wrote:>
When the engine's hot, starting is a pain. With the engine hot, and
the
car having sat for a couple minutes, I hold the gas pedal to the floor,
spin
the starter, gradually the engine begins to catch, after 10-15 seconds
of
cranking, maybe it reaches a point where the engine will turn without
the
starter, and off we go. If the car has been sitting for a 5-10
minutes, no
amount of cranking will start it. Leave it 10 - 15 minutes and it
starts
first time, no problem.
Is this about heat creating a vapor lock in the fuel line? Any
solutions?
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