I'll play! My uneducated guess is the choke. Check the linkage to
see if it is connected. I had a similar experience where the tiny
little clip that connects the choke linkage fell off causing the car
to stall - in traffic no doubt. Luckily, a State trooper was right
behind me and pushed me off the road. Once that clip was
reinstalled, she started right up like nothing ever happened.
On Jul 4, 2010, at 7:43 PM, Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc wrote:
Possibly a contaminated fuel tank, where the debris is sucked into
the gas tank pick up screen, where the engine starves for fuel.
The stuff eventually falls off of the screen and the car starts/
runs,
until the screen gets clogged again.
Neil Vedder
Garrett wrote:
As the subject said, my car (1957 Dodge Coronet) was running just
fine, stuttered a couple of times, and now it won't re-start.
I started it and let it idle a few minutes, drove it a couple of
miles and parked it. Then after an hour or so I started it again,
it idled for a few minutes while I put air in a tire, drove it to
the mailbox where I grabbed the mail, and then the problem
occurred. It had no other issues throughout the day. It is a hot
and miserable day today and the engine was definitely warm. I
have a couple thoughts as to potential issues, but am more
interested in what folks here on the list feel the issue might be.
The situation occurred after I was sitting on a somewhat steep
hill idling for a minute or two. I put it in gear to proceed, it
went a little distance to where it leveled out again, and the
engine died. It started a couple more times for a few seconds but
wouldn't stay running. At first I thought maybe idling on the
hill caused a carb/fuel delivery related issue. I checked the
fuel filter and throughout my various starting attempts it would
be anywhere from completely full to nearly empty. I loosened the
fuel filter nut a couple times and there was apparently some
pressure built up somewhere as when I loosened the nut fuel would
rush into the filter (so hopefully the pump is ok). I did notice
that some of the seals on the carb began to look wet, as if there
was a lot of fuel in there, not going anywhere.
The car is sitting out front now. Knowing my luck it will turn
right over and start if I go try it later tonight, but in case the
problem is something more serious, I'd like to get some ideas
right away.
The fuel gauge doesn't work but I put a couple more gallons of gas
in the tank anyway. I don't think gas level is the issue,
although I am somewhat concerned about the age of the gas in the
tank. I last filled the tank a couple years ago, but did put an
additive that I believe is supposed to help stabilize the fuel
(such as when sitting a while and not doing a lot of moving)...not
sure exactly what it was though. That being said, what are the
chances the car would start and run fine for a while if the gas
was bad?
Any ideas? Any other details I neglected to provide? I didn't
really have a chance to look at the ignition side of things. I
did see that the carb would still squirt fuel when pumping the
throttle, but perhaps the engine was flooded? I've only ever had
flooding/vapor lock issues on cold days, so this seems weird to me
on a hot, miserable day.
As usual, your help is greatly appreciated.
-Garrett
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