Re: 55 Patrician Conked Out While Idling, Won't Start

Posted by Brian A. On 2017/3/11 21:00:13

I played your you tube video several times and it sounds more like a fuel issue than ignition. Since no black smoke was coming out the tail pipes it didn't flood like when floats sink and flood the engine, stalling it. It's possible your needle and seat on the primary float are stuck in the closed position, not allowing fuel to enter the float chamber. Once the engine burned the fuel in the float bowls it stumbled and stalled. Look down the carb and pump the linkage a couple times. Is gas squirting into the carb? If not, first try tapping the top of the carb where the fuel line connects to it. This will usually unstick the needle and seat valve and allow fuel to enter the float bowl chamber. Crank the engine a few times and if it starts, great. If not, recheck to see if gas is squirting into the carb. If not squirting, disconnect the fuel line at the fuel filter and have someone crank the engine while you hold a soda can to capture the fuel coming out the line. If fuel comes out the fuel line but isn't squirting in the carb then you need to do more than tap the carb. NO, don't tap harder, take the car to the mechanics as suggested earlier. Beautiful car by the way.