Hope someone has an idea to help the mechanically challenged. I took out my 64' Riviera 425 last night for a shakedown run and although the car starts nice and idles well( a little rough until warmed up) when I was out on the road and would slow down for turn, etc. the car would die!. I had to put in park, neutral and then start it up and give it gas until it took off. When I got back home it died in the drive way and would not start until this morning as I think I flooded it. It has a full tank of gas, gas is seen in the fuel filter. I have a one year old fuel pump on it and it is running an Edelbrock 750 on a Q-Jet manifold ( yeah, i cheaped out and did not by a Q-Jet carb but have all the correct adaptors.) I hear no vaccuum leaks and all connections are tight and mounting bolts secure. Any ideas on this? Points, timing, etc. are good and when it is up to speed it runs great. Thanks for any ideas on where to start. Slim
Seems like the likely culprits I'd check are the fuel filter, fuel pump, or fuel pickup in the fuel tank. Hope this helps......
Thanks for the reply! I put in a new filter a couple of weeks back and the pump is about a year old though it could be defective. Curious about the tank pickup since I just filled the tank then the problem started and wonder if the filling dredged up some muck and could block the screen? Any ideas about possible low fuel pressure?
My dual Carters used to do that, and when I adjusted the float levels and insulated the fuel lines the problem went away. Funny thing is, my old Qjet never did that, but it used to percolate before I had a fuel return back to the tank from the gas filter. It sounds like yours is flooding.:bglasses:
There was a strong smell of gas so you are no doubt right. I am taking it to a mechanic Wednesday to really have the carb set up( I am not qualified even though the instructions are somewaht clear) and see what happens from there. Ever try one of the Purolator fuel regulators? I figure with the setup it cannot hurt but then again I have been wrong in the past...
