Re: [Chrysler300] Need some carburetion advice for a 59E!

[Mike Apfelbeck <moparmike@xxxx>]

Tom,
You could probably start with 1 1/2 turns out with the mixture screws, then 
adjust them in or out to get the smoothest idle. The big screw in the 
center controls how much air/fuel mixture goes into the engine(idle speed). 
If the car backfires, or spits back, through the carburetor it usually 
means the mixture is too lean, you should check the mixture screw settings 
and also the accelerator pump. Backfiring out the exhaust usually means the 
engine way too rich or one of the plugs is misfiring and is sending raw gas 
out the exhaust.

Mike

At 04:38 PM 2/14/2004 -0500, trkosky@xxxx wrote:
> Happy Valentines Day To Everyone Out There In Chryslerland!
>
> Need some carburetion advice for a 59E.
>
> The car was running a bit rough so I removed the back carburetor (main one
> closest to the firewall), took it apart, cleaned it, and put it back on. In
> cleaning it, other than the floats not being adjusted properly, nothing else
> appeared wrong. Fired her up, she seems to run pretty smooth, but when I 
> gun her
> a bit, she sometimes backfires. Could this be the air or gas adjustment
> screws??? How many turns out should the idle mixture adjusting screws be 
> turned???
> Also, what about the "one big screw" between the idle adjusting screws???
> Any advice would help. Thank you and Happy Valentines Day everyone!
>
> Happy Chryslering!
>
> Tom
> Miami, Florida
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