Spring is here and I can continue working on the Imperial. A brief history;
My '67 originally came with a Holley carb and after two rebuilds, mixture
needles that wouldn't play nice, and a very rich running engine, I decided
to install a new Carter AFB with 750cfm. No, this is not a discussion about
the 750cfm. The carb arrived and was beautiful; it was rebuilt like new,
tested on another vehicle and ran perfectly, and bolted right onto the 440
with no problems. The Carter did not have a choke, but I plan to install
one shortly. All internal parts in the Carter were new, and the only thing
lacking was the carb to manifold gasket. I used the gasket from one of my
Holley rebuild kits as it was new and appeared to mate flawlessly to the new
carb. Now the car will not start. I have checked fuel delivery and it's
just about perfect. New plugs, wires, disty cap, rotor, starter solenoid,
and coil. Crankity, crankity, cark. No start. I did manage to get the
engine to catch once on a 65 degree day, with the choke wired 90% shut, but
no amount of feathering the gas, operating the choke butterfly manually, or
begging a higher power would make it continue to run. Could it be this
gasket? Is it covering some opening on the underside of the carb that
should be open? Doubt that it's a vaporization problem since the engine
never runs and therefore never builds up any heat. As usual, I await
anxiously for the greater wisdom of the mailing list to help me to get this
car on the road as soon as possible. Also, any leads for a choke? For
those who remember my previous wild ride without operational brakes, you'll
be happy to hear that that's been taken car of... if only the car would move
again. Thanks, Greg
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