Re: Mike's 53 Clipper

Posted by Tobs On 2021/3/30 5:49:11

Weather is nice here, so I drove to work in the packard...It was cold in the morning, only about 2 deg C (36F or so). I was driving up a long gentle hill in the woods in high gear, but low RPM maybe 1000 1500 rpm or so. I went to downshift for a hairpin curve, and the engine cut out on me. Very unusual. There was a spot to pull over (luckily) and I got out, had a quick look under the hood. -Fuel filter was full, and coil was a little bit warm. Engine was only 1/4 warmed up. I had only driven about 2-3 miles.
After looking under the hood for a few seconds, I just started the car right back up. Seemed to be rough for 2 sec, then was fine......I will check my heat stove, but the only thing I can think of is carb icing?? The rest of the ride to work everything ran well. Very perplexing, any suggestions of what else to check? The choke and fast idle work and are adjusted. -maybe it was just warm enough to get off the choke, but not warm enough to run well without the coke? Thanks all!