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



Hi Tim,

The only time I've had a problem like that turned out to be one of the floats in the carb had developed a pin hole leak and thus the engine was borderline "flooding". It would start fine cold, work great on the road, but not worth anything at warm/hot idle. A way to check is to station someone at the rear of the car when you're doing a warm start. If the carb is flooding, the exhaust will have a "heavy/rich" smell to it which is un-burned hydrocarbons.
This was with a Carter carb.
I hope the other leads you've gotten are right and I'm wrong as their's are simpler fixes.
Good luck,

Jim L. in OR
'60 Crown 4dr hdtp
'62 Crown 4dr hdtp?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Klein" <iml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 5:22 AM
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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