Re: Difficult to start when hot

[david <wheelsdavid2@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

   I'd check the timing first, then check the radiator cap for proper 
pressure.Then move on to the more x-pensive stuff. Had a '62 chebbie ( I 
know, I know )  many, many, many moons ago that did the same thing. After 
stopping at a gas station a few days in a row the old boy pumping the gas 
handed me a new radiator cap and said " Here, try this kid ". Never had the 
problem again, and he never charged me for the cap!!! Next time I stopped in 
for gas, I told him it worked great and tried to pay him again but he said 
not to worry about it. Nice old guy, huh.

                                              Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan McCormack" <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: Difficult to start when hot


> I agree Earl that his fuel is disappearing out of the carb but...... This 
> seems to be a common problem with today's fuels that are all formulated 
> for new cars with closed fuel injected systems. I know a guy who's 
> business is rebuilding starters, generators and alternators, been doing it 
> for years. He told me in the old days he'd soak parts in a coffee can of 
> gas to clean them up. He could come back later and the can would still be 
> full. Now with today's gas he said if he leaves the can for 4 hours half 
> the can has evaporated.
>
> Dan
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Earl H. " <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 11:40 AM
> Subject: RE: Difficult to start when hot
>
>
> > I don't think you have a starter problem, if it is rolling over. I am
> > going to suspect a fuel boiling issue first, and or a weak fuel pump,
> > or both. Here is a good test to start running down the problem.
> > Get it hot, let it sit, pump the accelerator twice try to start it. If
> > it does not start asap, stop, pour some fuel down the carb, just
> > a little bit, and try it again. If it wants to start, you have a fuel
> > issue. Then it will be time to decide if the carb is boiling the fuel
> > out, or the pump is boiling the fuel out, or not picking it up.
> >
> > Earl
> >
> >
> > Folks,
> > Got a question regarding my Dart being difficult to start when it is hot.
> > When it is cold it starts right up no problems.  When it is hot, if it is
> > only off a real short time it will start right up, but if it sits a 
> > while,
> > then it just wants to crank and crank and crank, and will finally fire 
> > up.
> > Doesn't smell like it floods, just keeps cranking.  Any advise on what 
> > the
> > issue may be and how to correct it?  Its a 273, with Edelbrock 600 cfm 
> > carb.
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> > 65 Dart 270 Convertible
>
>
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