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Graham,
I have written about this before on this list.
I believe you have the same problem I have with my old Holley 2bbl.
The problem I believe is the gasohol we get nowadays. When it evaporates,
it leaves a sticky residue. My Holley has a small check valve under the
accelerator
pump discharge nozzles. I can pull off the air cleaner, remove the
nozzle and "jiggle"
the check valve (conical metal piece) with a small screwdriver, put it
back in about
a 5minute pit stop. Then it starts up just fine. An alternate
procedure is to turn
on the fuel pump to fill the carb the night before (or maybe an hour
before) and let
it soak... works most times.
The problem is worse the longer since you drove it and is worse here in
CA with the
winter blend gas that has even more alcohol.
Fuel injectors are strong enough to break the stick so we don't have
this problem with
modern cars. The alcohol is supposedly added to make old cars run
cleaner.. I guess
so if they stay broken in the garage...
Gary
> Listers ?
>
> I went to start the Tiger for the first time in about 2 months (nice
> day here in Maryland!) and it just wouldn?t fire. I determined it
> wasn?t getting any gas. Fuel is getting to the carb from the pump,
> but there?s nothing coming out of the jets when I pump the throttle
> linkage. The carb has been on the car for over 10 years. I assume
> 10 years of gunk, ethanol, varnish and just sitting in the garage has
> clogged everything up. I?m hesitant to start disassembling the carb
> if there?s a less intrusive path to take first. (The last time I
> tried to overhaul a carb was helping a high school buddy with his
> Plymouth slant 6 and it didn?t end well.) Has anyone had any luck
> just soaking a whole carb (carb cleaner, acetone, etc.) and then
> re-installing? Any other tips/tricks?
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Graham Harlowe
>
> B82001466
>
>
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Graham,<br>
I have written about this before on this list.<br>
I believe you have the same problem I have with my old Holley 2bbl.<br>
The problem I believe is the gasohol we get nowadays. When it
evaporates,<br>
it leaves a sticky residue. My Holley has a small check valve under
the accelerator<br>
pump discharge nozzles. I can pull off the air cleaner, remove the
nozzle and "jiggle"<br>
the check valve (conical metal piece) with a small screwdriver, put
it back in about<br>
a 5minute pit stop. Then it starts up just fine. An alternate
procedure is to turn<br>
on the fuel pump to fill the carb the night before (or maybe an hour
before) and let<br>
it soak... works most times.<br>
The problem is worse the longer since you drove it and is worse here
in CA with the<br>
winter blend gas that has even more alcohol.<br>
Fuel injectors are strong enough to break the stick so we don't have
this problem with<br>
modern cars. The alcohol is supposedly added to make old cars run
cleaner.. I guess<br>
so if they stay broken in the garage...<br>
Gary<br>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I went to start the Tiger for the first
time in about 2 months (nice day here in Maryland!) and it
just wouldn?t fire. I determined it wasn?t getting any gas.
Fuel is getting to the carb from the pump, but there?s
nothing coming out of the jets when I pump the throttle
linkage. The carb has been on the car for over 10 years. I
assume 10 years of gunk, ethanol, varnish and just sitting in
the garage has clogged everything up. I?m hesitant to start
disassembling the carb if there?s a less intrusive path to
take first. (The last time I tried to overhaul a carb was
helping a high school buddy with his Plymouth slant 6 and it
didn?t end well.) Has anyone had any luck just soaking a
whole carb (carb cleaner, acetone, etc.) and then
re-installing? Any other tips/tricks? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks much, <o:p></o:p></p>
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