[Chrysler300] Weird Carter carb problem - '65 300

["Ryan Hill" <ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hopefully someone out there will be able to shed some light on this problem. 
I just fired up my freshly rebuilt engine last week for the first time. It 
started right up after priming the carb a few times and ran quite well while 
I broke-in the cam and watched for problems. I started the car several times 
and put it back in the garage. I'll add that the carb was also rebuilt by 
me.

The following day I went to start her back up and discovered it would only 
fire when primed with a squirt of fuel and then would stall. The throttle 
pump squirters didn't seem to be working. Removed the top of the carb and 
checked for fuel. Fuel was present in the bowls, needle and seats were 
functioning. When I investigated further, noticed the new plunger I had 
installed was faulty and after reinstalling the original, all was well with 
the squirters.

After putting it all back together, the car will still only run on the fuel 
I prime it with OR if I pump the throttle a few times to squirt a little 
fuel in it will run on that, then stall. If I trickle fuel in manually it 
will also continue running but doesn't run on it's own any longer.

Any guesses? The fuel pump is pumping fuel but I'm wondering if it's just 
not pumping enough? It is one of the few parts I didn't replace or rebuild. 
What would cause a carb to not provide enough fuel at idle to keep the car 
running? Remember also, it was working well when I first broke in the cam 
just hours earlier. Is there an easy way to check for adequate fuel 
pressure?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Ryan Hill (Vancouver)




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