The Ford Barn

davehc · 05-20-2013, 07:46 AM

Heard about this from a fella at a local show , and wondered if you guys had ever heard of it , and if you thought there was any merit to it .
Was looking at the engine of an "A" , and noticed that there were about five , "wooden clothes pins " , clipped to the gas line just ahead of the fitting in the carb . Asked the guy why , and he said that he was having trouble with it stalling on him after driving short distances and couldnt figure out why . Then he remembered his Grandpa doing it with his car back in the day , saying it drawed heat away from the fuel line .
He said he hasent had the problem since putting them on . ??? I enjoy hereing these old remides , whether they work or not .

05-20-2013, 07:46 AM	#1
davehc Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Adrian , Mich. Posts: 386	Clothes Pins On Fuel Line Heard about this from a fella at a local show , and wondered if you guys had ever heard of it , and if you thought there was any merit to it . Was looking at the engine of an "A" , and noticed that there were about five , "wooden clothes pins " , clipped to the gas line just ahead of the fitting in the carb . Asked the guy why , and he said that he was having trouble with it stalling on him after driving short distances and couldnt figure out why . Then he remembered his Grandpa doing it with his car back in the day , saying it drawed heat away from the fuel line . He said he hasent had the problem since putting them on . ??? I enjoy hereing these old remides , whether they work or not .