The fuel pump is more likely, start there.
Paul
In a message dated 11/16/2003 9:15:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jsadowski@xxxxxxx writes:
> I was afraid someone would say that. I don't have any carb experience. Can
>this be fixed without tearing the carb down?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Boekhout
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> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 6:14 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: 60 Imperial Stalling
>
>
> Stuck floats
>
> Chris
> 72 Lebaron
> 71 Lebaron
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jsadowski
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> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 5:22 PM
> Subject: IML: 60 Imperial Stalling
>
>
> Hi folks, I have been letting my car sit for the past 6 months & now it
>doesn't want to stay running when I let my foot off of the gas. The first
>time, the carb was spilling gas all over the engine & then it wouldn't
>restart. Now it seems as if it is starving for gas. I tried changing the fuel
>filter & thought that was it until it went from high idle & immediately
>stalled. It then refused to restart again & didn't flood, although I tried to
>start for several minutes, I sprayed a little carb cleaner into the carb & it
>again started but again stalled when I let off the gas. I'm thinking it may be
>the fuel pump, which was "borrowed" from another Imperial in 1990.
> Any advice?
> Thanks, John