Unless the motor is running, or you have an electric fuel pump that is
running and defeating the float, an open throttle won't result in any fuel
flow.
Engine vacuum pulls fuel out of the bowl. No vacuum, no fuel flow. With
the engine not running there should not be any vacuum. With the engine not
running and the throttle open at all there could not be any residual vacuum.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tim" <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
To: "Ole Truckers" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] one cylinder at a time?
Yeah, I'll look at the float setting, although I just rebuilt the carb
two weeks ago, and replaced the spark plugs. There's a chance the gas
pedal might be getting stuck down a bit, and flooding the engine slowly
overnight.
Although, could it be the coil? I've never been too impressed with the
spark that comes out of my distributor.
On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 11:50 pm, JOE GARCIA wrote:
> You probably just need to adjust the choke so it doesn't close so
> much "opens up quicker" and has a higher rpm when the choke is on to
> aid in faster engine warm ups.
>
> If it's running fine after it warms up theirs probably nothing wrong
> with the float setting but a quick dunk in some carburetor cleaner and
> a new gasket set, float drop and float level check and a new fuel
> filter never hurts.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
> Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 7:36 pm
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] one cylinder at a time?
>
>> Both black and white smoke. Okay, so it's flooded, then? What
>> next,
>> adjust the carb so it doesn't flood?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 04:54 pm, JOE GARCIA wrote:
>>
>>> Do you see any black smoke out the tailpipe? Kind of sounds
>> like it's
>>> flooded.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
>>> Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 2:36 pm
>>> Subject: [oletrucks] one cylinder at a time?
>>>
>>>> Well, my truck's been running great for the past 2 weeks since
>>>> getting
>>>> her back on the road with a rebuilt fuel system and new, hotter,
>>>> spark
>>>> plugs. Then on Saturday, Monday, and today, she's been really
>>>> rough
>>>> starting up. It seems like she just starts on one or two
>>>> cylinders,
>>>> after lots of cranking of the starter, then I can hear each of the
>>>> other cylinders come on after a few seconds. After warming up for
>>>> a
>>>> few minutes, though, she runs smoother than she's ever run before.
>>>>
>>>> What could this be? What should I check?
Tim Lloyd, lloydt@colorado.edu
1954 Chevy 3100 Pickup "Peanut"
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