[DMCForum] Re: Holding on to old cars (Marc)

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Which carb do you have? If it's either of the Autolites you shouldn't
ever have a single problem (there's really nothing to rebuild).
Perhaps replace a leaking diaphragm in the accelerator pump or
enrichment valve, or the float istelf, but that's about all.
Autolite/Motorcraft are among the most reliable carburetors ever
built. Ford's revisions do yield more precise metering, so you might
want to consider switching to a later model (watch out for the late
70's spread bores if it's a 4 barrel). 

If you're running an aftermarket Holley, you're merely getting your
just desserts.

I'm not sure whose 1 barrel Ford was using back then (your 'Tang isn't
a 6 cylinder, is it?). Carters do have a lot of little check balls
inside that can cause mischief if they get gummed up. Even if you are
running a straight 6, aren't there aftermarket intake manifolds for
the 2100? (Go for a 2150).

You do know that you are not limited to the carb that came with the
car... (for example, Volvo used my A Series intake for some European
side draft model TIPPED SIDEWAYS FOR THE DOWNDRAFT ORIFICE -- bizarre).

Oh: regarding extended cranking -- did it ever occur to you that the
mechanical pump, which only puts out 4 PSI or so, had to pull gas all
the way from the back of the car? Next time drop some fuel into the
bowls for it and see how fast the engine catches (or simply drive your
car more often so the bowls remain full to begin with).

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
> FWIW, I still have the same car I drove in high
> school.
> 
> Never really thought much of it.
> 
> 1966 Mustang..  with a carburetor that I need to
> rebuild every 3 years.
> 
> Speaking of which, I had not driven the Mustang in
> about a month.  Took it out this weekend, had to let
> it crank for 30 seconds before it would catch.  Once I
> got it going, it ran like crap until it got warmed up.
> Drove it about 60 miles, let it sit for a few hours. 
> When I started it again, it caught right away but
> still ran like crap till it warmed up.  60 miles home.
>  Burned about 7 gallons of fuel, 17mpg is not so bad
> with the top down I guess.
> 
> On the other hand, DMC 6049 which has not run in
> almost 3 years...  I put a battery charger on it, and
> it cranked over instantly...  Ah, Fuel Injection.  :)
> 
> 
> --- content22207 <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I graduated in 1983 -- am thinking about my 25th
> > reunion.
> > 
> <SNIP>
> 
> > Back to high school: I get kudos from former
> > classmates for still
> > driving "the little green car". My first girlfriend
> > remembers trying
> > to deal with the non-reclining seats (my parents
> > bought a cheap
> > model). Back seat was of course non-functional --
> > Gremlin/Spirit/SX4
> > were ostensibly 4 seaters built on the 2 seat AMX
> > floorpan.
> > 
> > Speaking of women: My AMC has been more faithful to
> > me than my ex-wife.
> > 
> > I'd argue that still driving the same car you earned
> > your license in
> > places a driver in a very exclusive club. And it
> > isn't as though my
> > AMC has deteriorated -- it remains the second best
> > conditioned vehicle
> > in my stable (the DeLorean is not Number 1 -- a
> > Lincoln holds that
> > distinction).
> > 
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
> 
> 
> 
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