[Tigers] Symptoms again

[Gary Winblad]

Hi Stu,
I am surprised that more people are not having this problem...
On the other hand, maybe it is somehow related to 2bbl carbs...  my 
other car with a 600 Holley 4bbl
(much newer Holley) doesn't seem to do it..  though I don't drive it for 
months at a time.
When I first started having the problem, I learned to pit stop strip 
down the carb, look for problems,
blow out all the little passages and re-install in like 20 minutes. That 
fixed it and at first I was finding
small problems that looked like that must have been it but after several 
"rebuilds" everything looked
perfect everytime.. but it ran like yours when first started... WEIRD!
My problem car is stock (except the Holley), original heater plate(?) 
and hoses, maybe that has something
to do with it?
Gary

On 8/17/2018 6:13 PM, Stu via Tigers wrote:
> I think we have a winner.
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> Was it Fuel flow?  It did this before in the spring.  I immediately 
> tested this by running a hose from the pre carb filter to a can. Good 
> flow, my Facet was pumping like crazy.  And the float level, rechecked 
> this spring, is right on.  So that isn't it.
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> Was it Ignition, maybe with some condensation?  Back in the spring I 
> used a spray bottle to soak the coil, cap, wires, etc. and then tried 
> to start it.  No problem
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> Also, both tonight and in the spring, the car started and idled fine 
> after a couple hours.
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> So I think Gary nailed it.  His description matches perfectly.  
> Despite my running the carb dry before putting it away for more than a 
> day, stuff in the carb gets gummed up.  Reintroducing fuel for a few 
> hours dissolves the crud and normal operation is restored.
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