craigvk
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Having a problem with my carb when cold. The car when starting takes about 6 turns as it keeps starting up and then conking out. My motor is having trouble burning the fuel when cold. And when taking off, it either conks out or stuggles majorly for the first couple of k's. When I run it on gas it is fine. Gas doesn't need to evaporate like petrol and burns fine at any temperature.
I have fiddled a bit with the automatic choke making it leaner or richer but nothing seems to be working properly. My old carb worked ok but I replaced it because it was warped. I have pulled it apart before I installed it to check out the gaskets and they are pretty good.
All I want is for my car to start, idle high on choke and be able to drive off without chugging or struggle. Maybe I still need to look at the choke a bit more but how do you explain the struggling take-offs? I know the choke is ok. The choke valve closes when cold, when you press the pedal. I know this carb is a good one. It's in very good condition and I am sure it just needs some tweaking. The base gasket on the manifold is good too.
Thank you for reading.
I have fiddled a bit with the automatic choke making it leaner or richer but nothing seems to be working properly. My old carb worked ok but I replaced it because it was warped. I have pulled it apart before I installed it to check out the gaskets and they are pretty good.
All I want is for my car to start, idle high on choke and be able to drive off without chugging or struggle. Maybe I still need to look at the choke a bit more but how do you explain the struggling take-offs? I know the choke is ok. The choke valve closes when cold, when you press the pedal. I know this carb is a good one. It's in very good condition and I am sure it just needs some tweaking. The base gasket on the manifold is good too.
Thank you for reading.