I have rebuilt many carburators because of people
leaving them sit without starting them. The gas
evaporates and gums the small passages in the
carburator.
This was not a bad problem 30 years ago. With todays
gasoline, this is a real problem. If you can find
someone with a tank of carburator cleaner, that will
remove the gum. Most of the good carburator cleaning
solvents have been outlawed, I think they used
touluene or carbon tetrachloride, I remember it was
nasty stuff, but really cleaned carburators.
If you can't use the gasoline within a short time, try
some of the extender products on the market. They
claim they are good for several monthes.
Jim Nordwall
1950 3100
--- haist <haist2@attbi.com> wrote:
> My trucks are mainly weekend drivers. About a year
> ago I noticed all (3)
> didn't start as fast as they used to after sitting
> for a week or two. After
> reading about this wonderful newly formulated gas we
> now have, I attributed
> the problem to that. If you haven't followed this
> story,; basically the new
> formula is only good for about two weeks before the
> flash properties begin
> to deteriorate. Former list member Bob Adler wrote
> a good article on this
> for THIS OLD TRUCK on this about a year ago. Any
> other thoughts on this
> subject?
>
> Whitney Haist
> Orinda, CA
> Chevy trucks: 1928,1939,1946.
> http://www.haist-usa.com/oldtrucks
> mailto:whitney@haist-usa.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> Spinningroach@aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 9:03 AM
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] starting question
>
>
> Hi, folks!
>
> I read all the mails from this list with a great
> interest, even when I'm not
> really concerned, and I never think about asking
> questions myself...I have a
> bunch though..
>
> This is probably a simple one, but it's been
> bothering me for a long time :
> last year I had to leave my truck far away from
> home, and I guess for 6
> month
> or so no one started the engine. It runs pretty
> well, once started, but
> before this "no use" period, I could just turn the
> key to its first step,
> slam the pedal (not the brake pedal!) twice, leave
> my foot on the floor, and
> it would start right away at the starting
> sollicitation (at the full turn of
> the key).
>
> Now, I have to put the choke on (manually, as I
> don't have any choke cable),
> and the engine will start right up.
>
> Once the engine runs, no problem, but if it does not
> start right away, I
> have
> to put the choke on again, till it starts.
>
> Any idea? (This is a '68 327 (w/powerglide) with a
> 650 cfm 4 barrel
> Edelbrock
> carburator on a 56 stepside).
>
> Any comment would be the most welcome. JP
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built
> between 1941 and 1959
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