Projects Mid Life Crisis 62 Vette

Thanks Jim

 

Is there a filament for 3D printers that can withstand the temps between the intake and the carb?

 

“drive away” as in accelerator shot is weak or not there?

 

What, no wooden clothes pins on the steel gas line ?

 

Take it to the next level. Universal to fit any carb.

 

It usually starts and idles and runs for a short time, then suddenly dies, and might need to crank for a bit before restarting...and might die once or twice more.

kind of dangerous when it dies just after you pull out onto the main road.

 

It doesn't act like the fuel isn't pumping to the carb. I've had that happen on others...

Anyways, I'll get the duct thing working and see how it does, and proceed from there. Lots of discussion about this stuff on the early corvette forum, too.

with the occasional guy way up north who wonders what the fuss is about

 

Had a 68 Corvette that would do 100 mph on the freeway but would die going over a steep hill at a low mph.
Would also not want to start after sitting for a few minutes but was OK after about a ten minute wait.
Turns out it was a partially plugged inline fuel filter at the tank. Replaced fuel filter and problem solved.

 

That describes what I was experiencing.

 

Forgot to mention. I had percolating of fuel post fuel pump. Something to look for with…
Once I knew all was doing well again I went back to an all steel filter like yours.

 

I've got a 62 Vette 340 hp aluminum intake that's ugly enough to be dirt cheap if you want it.

 

I still have to send you a box of brake parts, too....it's sitting in the garage waiting for me to mail it.

 

Pictures please.....

 

Jim has dibs on it, if he doesn’t want it i’ll gladly send you some pics

 

Is it possible that this is a heat-soak electrical issue? IIRC you run points, but a condensor or coil could break down when hot. Both are easy and cheap to rule out.

 

did the same thing with two different distributors....not likely.

 

How about a filter with a return line to the tank.
I have one on my '64 Avanti, it was a factory fix for the same problem
KK

 

Getting to the tank to add a return line is kind of a pain on this car...but that is one of my last resort tricks.

 

I got a phenolic spacer from this guy.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2354088477...gISxgvHZbcCQLjrT5MnepIbWt6|tkp:Bk9SR_6h7aPFYw

 

I have a return line on mine and it still did it, spacer fixed the issue.

 

that's the same guy I linked to above.

 

Cheep ass me would have just cut one out of some plywood.

 

The heat riser is stuck open...

 

Time for a set of fenderwell headers!

 

When I had my last 340hp '62 45 years ago I ran a phenolic spacer and blocked the heat riser ports to the carb base and got rid of any vapor lock problems. No electric pump or clothespins.

 

I wish I could buy some 45 years ago gas!

 

100LL aviation gasoline is probably pretty close...