I took my 59 Plymouth to the Ct Mopar night cruise, over 150 Mopar‘s in attendance, total of 400 cars.
It’s about 150 mile round-trip drive
My car ran great except for two issues
1) I have the in-line dual Carter AFBs in a stock set up.
After sitting a month or more, it takes a while to start, I can crank until the oil light goes out in short bursts, I do not get fuel the carbs, if I hit it with a dash of starting fluid it pops right over. After that the car will start the next morning and every other time until it sets.
Is this normal or do I have some other problem that needs attention, I was told that the fuel drains back to the fuel tank it takes a while for fuel reach the curbs??
I do not like to use starting fluid
2). Is it normal not for a 745 three speed tranny not to downshift when you approach a good size hill automatically?
I can step on it to the floor and get passing gear
These both might be normal problems, but I was looking for a fix ,to make it a better driver
Sorry for the long email,
Mark
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