Ed, holding the gas pedal to the floor helps if the engine is flooded (let's
plenty of air in). From my experience with my 440's though, its tough to flood
a cold 440, even with operating choke.
D^2, 2x68s
Quoting Print Bear <prntbear@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> This method is my mantra with carburetor equipped cars and it's served
> me well right up to my current '68. Not sure why holding the pedal to
> the floor works on a difficult starting situation, but it does.
>> Ed
>
> EdH
> '68 LeBaron FDHT
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