[Chevelle-list] Hot Restart

[mike f]

I had a model 1850 holley carb and it was not a good
quality carb. 

mike
--- dennis.mcgillis at mcgilliscompany.com wrote:

> Hi John,
> 
> Flooding was my best guess, that's why I cranked it
> a while with the 
> throttle open.  It was fully warmed up and the choke
> open.  It is a 2005 
> GMPP crate 350 with mechanical fuel pump, 650
> Holley, high torque starter 
> and HEI ignition.  This has happened twice in two
> years with hundreds of 
> similar trips.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dennis
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Nasta" <69ec at johnnasta.com>
> To: <chevelle-list at chevelles.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 8:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Hot Restart
> 
> 
> Do you have an electric fuel pump? If so, it could
> be vapor lock. Even
> if not, it still could be vapor lock but is less
> likely. Just a guess.
> 
> If leaving it sit w/ the air cleaner off helps it
> sounds like
> flooding, in which case pumping the pedal will not
> help.
> 
> Have you tried letting it sit w/ the pedal to the
> floor or a
> screwdriver holding both the choke and the throttle
> plate open? If
> that works, it's also an indication that your engine
> is flooding and
> needs to evaporate the excess fuel.
> 
> What CFM carb do you have? Maybe it's too big for
> the engine.
> 
> HTH
> 
> 
> Quoting dennis.mcgillis at mcgilliscompany.com:
> 
> >   Hi Guys,
> >
> >   Thanks to those who were big help when
> installing a new 2005 GMPP crate
> > 350 in my 1965 Chevelle Malibu SS.  It's been
> running perfectly for 6,000
> > miles but twice in the last month refused to start
> after being driven more
> > than ten miles and stopped for 20 minutes.
> >
> >   It cranks fast but does not fire.  Fuel comes
> from the accelerator pump
> > and the choke is open.  I tried cranking ten
> seconds with the accelerator 
> > on
> > the floor and tried pumping a couple of times.  No
> go.
> >
> >   After letting it sit 20 minutes with the hood
> open and the air cleaner 
> > off
> > it fires instantly.  My guess is there is a
> temperature related ignition
> > problem but for every time it doesn't start it
> starts just fine dozens of
> > times.
> >
> >   Has anyone else had this problem?  Or know a
> solution?
> >
> >   Thanks,
> >
> >   Dennis McGillis
> >   949-533-7211 cell
> >   dennis.mcgillis at mcgilliscompany.com
> >   www.mcgilliscompany.com
> 
> 
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