[Tigers] Symptoms again

[Dave Munroe]

Stu;

Any chance you got into some ethanol-laced fuel? We don't have any ethanol
in our high test fuel, so we all here in Nova Scotia with vintage cars,
motorcycles and small yard equipment engines use high test in everything. I
once took on a tank full containing ethanol in a neighboring Province, and
put my car in storage for the winter. Exact same symptoms, but much more
extensive - the ethanol phase-separated with the condensation in my entire
fuel system, in my fuel tanks, fuel pump, fuel filters and the float bowl.
You never want to ever have this happen to you.

Might be a good idea to check your fuel filter(s).

Good luck, I hope you have only your carb to deal with!

Dave in Nova Scotia
B382000450 (ex: Worcester, Mass. car)


On 18 August 2018 at 11:14, Gary Winblad via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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
>>
>> Also, both tonight and in the spring, the car started and idled fine
>> after a couple hours.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Stu
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