Cranking too fast to start

[1928Pickuppain]

I think when starting in gear your putting the motor under a load and causing more vacume presure sucking more gas in once started it is good i would check the carb bowl for shit. if there is alot of junk in it maybe its time to clean out carb and drill out passages and replug. just my .02

[Jim Brierley]

It's not sticking valves! Do a complete tune-up so you know everything is right. Check the manifold bolts and carb-to-manifold bolts for looseness. It is a strange problem!

[George Miller]

Kurt are you having a little fun with us.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by George Miller

Kurt are you having a little fun with us.

I was kind of wondering the same thing?

[Kurt in NJ]

If I was playing I would come up with something stranger, I am presenting the facts, this is happening,
i haven't looked too hard for the cause because I can get the car to start without getting out of the drivers seat ----I will say that the carb bowl gasket is torn in several places, but that is nothing new---it's been torn for at least 5 years, once started the car runs normal, the idle is smooth, power normal.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

So, is the mystery solved yet?

Seems most likely to be points or wiring in the coil primary circuit.

[pooch]

Have someone try to start it in the dead of night while you watch the associated electrics under the hood in total darkness.

[roccaas]

Originally Posted by pooch

Have someone try to start it in the dead of night while you watch the associated electrics under the hood in total darkness.

Look closely for Gremlins jumping around under hood. The gift of a frame bell may be effective in keeping them out.

[Kurt in NJ]

This afternoon I tried again, 2 previous times the car started normally, today when it acted like it wouldn't start unless dragging the car with the starter I pushed it out of the garage to look, first I checked spark --fat blue and 3/8+ long ---not the problem,from looking and smalling the plug it led me to believe it is more fuel related so I started with the sediment bowl (first wrench I found)---nothing inside and has good flow when turned on, then I dropped the bowl, nothing obvious, not much dirt, when tipped toward the choke end fuel came out the jets , took the well out, it wasn't clogged, took the drainplug out--no debris in there, but it seemed like not much flow through the GAV, I opened it up more and flushed it with carb cleaner, nothing obvious came out but it seemed to flow more, the idle jet has had a crack in the tube soldered for 15 years, I replaced it with another one, the torn gasket I replaced ,it has been torn for a long time but the pieces aligned well and have not caused any issues before----I seem to buy one every year at Hershey and put it in a safe place--there are 4-5 hiding somewhere, I used last years,I knew it was in the glove box of the modern car I drove last yerar.

It started instantly after reassembly, went for a 15 mile ride, the idle was having a rich lope, took 1/2 turn to lean it, now it is parked, next week I will try again

Hand cranking felt like normal compression