Re: flooding carb on super 8
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Everything is original. Vac tank will soon be removed and scoured, float repaired though it looks like it's working again. Started it for about 1 minute yesterday - choke open, hand throttle almost closed. While it was running the gas in the filter bowl (between gas tank and vac tank) turned black - apparently lots of sludge. I looked later and the upper layer of gas was clear, lower not. Hence 'sludge'. Main issue now - I need it to run long enough to back it out of the garage and turn it on the street to get it onto a flatbed next week. Then gas and vac tank will get cleaned out. Gas tank mainly a flush, I think (it was sand blasted a few years ago). But vac tank hasn't been really worked on in decades. Carb likely needs a quick flush too.
So I just need to figure out how to get it to run for 5 minutes. I will dump out the contents of the filter bowl; no idea what to do with it though. FYI, this engine is the predecessor of the Super 8 - basically the same engine. Car was built as Packard transitioned from Series 2 to 3. Classified as 2, but has the windshield of the 3, built May 1926, sold a month later in Philly to a family that seems to have traded in a 1916 version.
Posted on: 2019/9/12 0:19
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Re: flooding carb on super 8
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Hi,
Just wanted to pop in and say that Daytona Parts just finished my carb and they did an amazing job. The gent there is a carburetor encyclopedia and is very, very helpful. I got lucky as they are only 45 minutes away from where I live but the bulk of their business is done by mail. -Crin
Posted on: 2019/9/15 16:10
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Re: flooding carb on super 8
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We're in Metro NYC area. No parts issue hopefully.
Posted on: 2019/9/15 19:08
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