Re: 356 CI Compression Ratio

Posted by TxGoat On 2023/12/31 14:25:46

Refilled this morning at the same pump as yesterday. Worked out to 15.0 MPG. My carburetor is leaking fuel into the intake. I disabled the choke, yet the car will start with a pump of the pedal and idle and run well with no more than 30 to 45 seconds of warm up. It should not do that with temperatures in the 40 to 50 F range with no choke. The manifold heat valve does work properly, or close to it. I think this car could reach 17 to 18 MPG where I normally drive if the carburetor was rebuilt and the distributor adjusted correctly. A long, open road trip at 55 MPH might yield near 20 MPG.