Carb/Starting/Warm Weather

[55 Fargo]

Hi all, noticed this on my car, after a drive in warm humid weather, it seems the carb is a little flooded, or something, when I go to re-start the engine.

I do notice the engine can be harder to start after a good run in hotter weather, is this typical, this happens even when my gauge is at 175f.

I have new 2/0 cables, a new coil,plugs wores rotor and cap, the engine starts excellent when cold.

Is the harder to start a warm engine and old 6 volt thing?

I wonder if a little of the gas is heating up too much in the carb.

Oh well, so far no real issues to complaint about the car this summer.......Fred

[Plymouthy Adams]

it could very well be just a float level a bit high and combined with the rising ambient temperature causing some percolation within the carb and flowing over into the throat of the carb. This can be verified if you remove the air cleaner, drive to temperature, lift the hood and peek into the carb..if you see a white fog..that is excess fuel spilling over and evaporating..this is causing a rich start condition, holding the accelator to the floor and starting the car will shut off fuel and allow the mix in the manifold to be consumed first without adding to the mix..

[claybill]

hold the gas pedal wide open and dont pump...it will start.

bill

[55 Fargo]

Thanx Tim, and Bill. What you describe Tim, sounds like the problem, I notice it more when it's hot outside or evry humid, it's humid and warm here these days, but not hot, around the 80 mark and humid, today it's 72 but very humid, looks like a T/storm is moving in.....Fred