carb delima on a '56 Ford intake

[dmsfrr]

A replacement spring could be the simplest solution.
Depending on how it's working I'd be inclined to set it so it's just opened fully when warmed up, and when cold keep it running with your right foot.
If you were to change the carb to a different one it would be a 'whole can of worms' sort of thing.
A different carb will need... a new air cleaner, a different distributor, they'll work better with a newer intake manifold, etc. etc. ....
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[thomaswatk]

Originally Posted by dmsfrr

A replacement spring could be the simplest solution.
Depending on how it's working I'd be inclined to set it so it's just opened fully when warmed up, and when cold keep it running with your right foot.
If you were to change the whole carb it would be a 'whole can of worms' sort of thing.

I'm inclined to agree except that when it's set so it's just opened fully, it won't close enough. It is really hard to start the first time unless the choke is fully closed. It will start, but it takes a lot of pumping the accelerator and grinding the starter. A lot.......... If it's fully choked, it starts right up.
Really frustrating.
Thanks for the suggestion
Tom

[Daves55Sedan]

Originally Posted by thomaswatk

It is really hard to start the first time unless the choke is fully closed. It will start, but it takes a lot of pumping the accelerator and grinding the starter. A lot.......... If it's fully choked, it starts right up. Tom

I'm gonna suggest something different based upon what you described above.
I have a 292 but mine has the 2-bbl similar to the old flathead carbs. If you leave it sit for 3 days, you would need to crank the engine forever because the gas has drained out of the float chamber in that time. Is the teapot prone to this phenomenum also?
Mine is a '55 and they all had manual chokes. I've never needed to pull the choke out all the way to start the engine unless it is zero degrees outside, but if its a mere 30 degrees, pulling the choke out less than halfway and it starts right up.
So, maybe you should pop the top off the teapot after letting it sit a few days and see if there's any gas in the float chamber.
If the choke really is at fault, why not just remove that cap off the choke and get one of those cheap manual conversion kits. It's a really cheap fix and you can control how much choke you want.

[willowbilly3]

Originally Posted by thomaswatk

I'm inclined to agree except that when it's set so it's just opened fully, it won't close enough. It is really hard to start the first time unless the choke is fully closed. It will start, but it takes a lot of pumping the accelerator and grinding the starter. A lot.......... If it's fully choked, it starts right up.
Really frustrating.
Thanks for the suggestion
Tom

A lot of pumping is not good. It washes down cylinder walls and dilutes the oil