<VV> Carburetor Conundrum

[Jim Burkhard]

If the car would start and STAY RUNNING on the ether 
(starting fluid), the fuel line isn't frozen. If this wasn't 
the case and you needed to keep spraying ether to keep 'er 
going, I'd be in the frozen line camp.

Yeah, it's possible the accelerator pump diaphragms could be 
marginal and fail to function well in cold weather.  See if 
you can see them squirt on a warm day.  If they "never" 
work, you'd notice plenty of driveability demerits on every 
step down maneuever ... sound slike that isn't the case, though.

Wait for it to warm up and see how they work then. I suspect 
the issue is a 42 year old car that has survived this long 
and doesn't want to be used as a winter beater ;-) Hope you 
have less salt on your 15-25 degree roads than we do...

Let us know what you find out-

Jim Burkhard


Tim Verthein wrote:
> Question for your carb jockeys out there....