Re: 1951 Packard 300 idle problem

Posted by HAR On 2023/11/14 12:01:17

Jerome,
I would like to thank all those on this site who helped me, and particularly you.
I now have my 1951 300 running and idling, although a little rough. After replacing points (set at .016) and plugs (set at.32;I know that is above spec), I decided to do as you said. I removed the carb and blew it out with carb cleaner. Replaced carb and it started to idle, but I noticed that only a small amount of gas was coming from the second barrel. Decided to remove the idle mixture screw and again blow it out with carb cleaner. Now the two barrels emit gas more or less equally and the car idles. I can only assume that I had several problems, but primarily old gas varnish from the filter had slightly stopped up the inlet. Thanks for your help!