Re: 1951 Packard 300 idle problem

Posted by JeromeSolberg On 2023/10/17 16:41:15

My thought - if it idles with the choke closed, that means it is getting enough fuel to the carb (because it WILL idle).

So there is something clogged in the carb itself. Might make sense to take the carb off and blow out all the passages with carburetor cleaner.

IF the car has a filter, it would be on the line that goes from the fuel pump to the carburetor, at the inlet to the carb.

You should have a rubber hose for part of the line to the carb (shouldn't be a hard line the whole way becaue the engine is on rubber mounts). So you could replace that rubber line with a clear line - if there is fuel in that line, the carb is getting fuel. It doesn't need a lot to idle!