Hello everyone. I was wondering if I could get some input from you all? I am having carburetor problems with my '41 Plymouth P12. The engine seems to run fine under a load (though there is an occasional hesitation if I accelerate suddenly), but stalls whenever I disengage the clutch to come to a stop, and just wont idle for any length of time when I start it up. I have been using the throttle control to give her some extra gas to keep her going, but even that doesn't always work. The car does start up ok. The carburetor has been cleaned and new needle valve put in it. Any thoughts?
Bruce
More info on this--just went out and started her up. As usual this involves using throttle and choke. I found that when the engine warms up, I can close down the throttle and push in the choke almost all way, but if I push it in the last little bit (1/4 inch or so) she dies. I also found that when she is idling with the choke out a bit like that, I can goose the gas peddle and engine will accelerate smoothly, but when I let off the gas, she stalls. It would be nice if there was a place to post videos on this forum so I could SHOW you all what I mean. Bruce