Re: If I appear parsanoid, it's for a reason....starting issues....

Posted by patgreen On 2013/4/12 22:10:44

Mechanic has been over twice since my last post, each time assuring me that all is well except the choke needs a slight adjustment.

This morning I went to the garage and the car will not start or give the slightest sign of life. (It turns over fine, but that's it).

To the best of my knowledge we have done all the obvious things: carb rebuilt, tune-up, new vacuum hoses, fuel pump etc, etc....

When he gets it running, it runs fine, although it seems to go through gas very quickly.

I am at my wits end on this. I do not want to drive a car that may not start when called upon--for reasons that should be obvious.

start proicedure used to be to hop in and twist the key and off we went. Now I am told to depress the accelerator to set the choke, then let up and crank.

I'd really appreciate any knowledge you can share on this.