i have a 63 econoline with an inline 6. the car turns on right away with the choke on. now when the car is warm and i put the choke off it dies. please help this rookie mechanic get this summer project going.
check for vacuum leak! spray some wd-40 around carb base and intake while running. if idle changes you have leak. good luck
Sounds like a vacuum leak. Check the intake manifold bolts are tight and the carb base bolts. Take a can of starting fluid and spray around the carb base and the manifold/block area. If the engine speeds up, you have a leak at that spot. Might be something else but do this first to eliminate this possibility and report back.... Terry
well the car has been sittin for a while but the guy b4 me threw on a new carb. now correct me if i'm wrong but me and my brother both looked and seems like the intake manifold is a cast with head. i see no bolts or any thing. now i did the spraying of starter fluid and i don get much from the sides. but when the choke is off only way to turn it on is if i put the choke on or spray the starter fluid. how ever while the car is running when i spray it, it chokes meaning too much feul. also if i rev the engine it'll keep going but as soon as you take your pedal off its dead. went ahead and did compression test. all cylinders are reading 120-125 pounds except for number 2 which reads 60. that would give me rough idle but not engine shut off. right?
DONT USE STARTING FLUID!!!! Good grief. W-D 40, carb spray, spray bottle with water,etc. Startig fluid will blow your van into an egg shape and singe your eyebrows. Maybe even put the motor in the livingroom. just sayin
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