Re: IML: Is my '67 about to be stranded? Dies while idling

[randalpark@xxxxxxx]

Has this happened before? If not, I'd change the fuel filter before 
starting out again. It is also possible that when the car is hot, the 
gas is evaporatiing either at the carb or on the way to the carb. Make 
sure the fuel line hasn't shifted closer to the engine. Also make sure 
that you are not leaking gas. That can be dangerous.

If it was a bad fuel pump, I think it would be hard to start cold, if 
it would start at all. The filter can have some dirt in it, that lays 
in the bottom, until pump pressure from running brings it up to clog 
the filter. Its also possible that there is some dirt in the carb. Did 
you buy a bad tank of gas? Don't ever fill up when you see the truck 
delivering fuel at the same time. The delivery churns up crude in the 
under ground tank at the gas station, which can get into your tank and 
clog your system.

Good luck!

Paul

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Subject: IML: Is my '67 about to be stranded? Dies while idling

(Apologies if this is a duplicate posting. Stupid hotel Internet 
connection...) 
 
I'm currently on the road in my '67 far from home (posting this from 
a hotel room in Bentonville, Arkansas), and the Imperial has 
developed a new problem. So far it hasn't left me stranded, but I 
figured I'd better post here now, in case it does get that bad before 
I make it home... 
 
I'm finding that if I start the engine after it's good and warm (from 
driving), it won't stay running unless I keep my foot on the gas a 
little. And even then, as I'm slowly driving out of whatever parking 
lot I'm in, it hesitates a bit, acting as if it's barely getting 
enough fuel. 
 
But... starting up cold is no problem. And once I get on the road, 
it's fine. And after it's been up to speed for a while, I don't have 
to keep my foot on the gas while idling at a red light. In other 
words, the problem (so far) happens only upon restarting the car 
while the engine is still warm. 
 
Fuel pump problem, maybe? For a '67, is that one of those blessed 
parts that's actually easy to find in retail auto parts shops? (Even 
if so, I doubt I'm up to replacing it myself.) 
 
Thanks for any advice! 
 
Tim Klein 
'67 Crown 4DHT 
 
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