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Greetings fellow mopar lovers!
I own a Chrysler Newport with a big block motor (1970). The motor has a 650 Edelbrock AVS carb (w/electric choke), sitting on a spacer and then Edelbrock performer aluminum intake. The spacer is to prevent vapor lock (used to be a huge problem).
The car runs great, however it won't start after cooling for several hours and/or sitting overnight. It has no problems starting when its really, really hot outside or if it has been previously running, but let it sit for several hours overnight and it is not very hot outside in the morning, it is a BEAR to start. I usually have to keep cranking and cranking and cranking it while pumping the accelerator pedal (I know it is flooding the carb). but this is the only way to get it to start. It will finally barely catch after what seems like hours of cranking it. I've also noticed what appears to be small drops of gas on the driveway underneath the car while doing this....strange I cannot find any fuel line leaks.
After all that, when running - its fine. Anyone had this problem before?
I own a Chrysler Newport with a big block motor (1970). The motor has a 650 Edelbrock AVS carb (w/electric choke), sitting on a spacer and then Edelbrock performer aluminum intake. The spacer is to prevent vapor lock (used to be a huge problem).
The car runs great, however it won't start after cooling for several hours and/or sitting overnight. It has no problems starting when its really, really hot outside or if it has been previously running, but let it sit for several hours overnight and it is not very hot outside in the morning, it is a BEAR to start. I usually have to keep cranking and cranking and cranking it while pumping the accelerator pedal (I know it is flooding the carb). but this is the only way to get it to start. It will finally barely catch after what seems like hours of cranking it. I've also noticed what appears to be small drops of gas on the driveway underneath the car while doing this....strange I cannot find any fuel line leaks.
After all that, when running - its fine. Anyone had this problem before?