Re: 1940-120-runs fine for a while , then sputters and quits
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Dan,
I had the same situation with a 67 Oldsmobile with a quadrajet. There was this itty bitty chunk of junk in the carb bowl. It would run for a while then this single flake of crud would cover the hole for the idle circuit and it would just sputter out. As soon as the flow stopped, the crud floated away and the car would start right up. Drove me nuts, took forever to find it too. Good luck with your puzzle... Scott
Posted on: 2008/8/2 11:04
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Re: 1940-120-runs fine for a while , then sputters and quits
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I also believe it is likely a fuel problem. Packard changed to non-vented gas caps in 1949. The vent, a notch, was built into the filler neck. Check to see if there is a vent in your cap. Another problem I have found was on a 1947 that had had the gas tank lined. It was done incorrectly and had pooled around the fuel pickup. When the tank was filled some of the fuel was able to get between the lining and the bottom of the tank. The car would suck that amount of fuel out and since the other fuel didn't get to the fuel pickup the car would die. After waiting fifteen or twenty minutes enough fuel soaked to the bottom of the tank and the car ran fine, (for awhile).
Good luck. Keep us posted on what you find.
Posted on: 2008/8/2 15:04
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Re: 1940-120-runs fine for a while , then sputters and quits
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Thanks again for all of your collective help on this. I was able to really dig into this issue over the last couple of days, and discovered that my problem was indeed a fuel problem. Everything was fine from the tank all the way up through the fuel pump and then the culprit was discovered to be a clogged filter in the glass bowl just before the carburetor. The winners are Peter Packard and Flackmaster; is this a great site or what!
Posted on: 2009/3/11 20:04
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Dan Marrin
Summers; Breezy Point, MN, Winters; The Villages, FL '48 Sup8 conv, '48 Sup8Del LWB sed, '58 Hawk. |
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