<VV> Hot starting advice

[BobHelt at aol.com]

chuck,
It could be any number of causes. Most likely is that the carburetors  
floats are set too high allowing the fuel in the bowl to be too high. This can  
cause engine heat to percolate the fuel and run raw gas into the engine 
after  shut off.
Another possibility is that you have carburetors that lack sufficient  
venting to disipate fuel fumes after a hot shut down. This is explained in  my 
book on H and HV carburetors. It wasn' t until 1964 that Chevrolet got the  
venting problem fixed. If that is your problem, then get a pair of 1964 or  
later carburetors for your engine.
Regards,
Bob Helt
 
 
In a message dated 3/18/2012 7:36:52 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
cmckinley313 at verizon.net writes:

However,  when I drive somewhere far enough to get the engine warmed up
and then park  (on grocery runs, etc.), I have to use the technique of
flooring the  accelerator to engage the unloader to start it up again. It
always starts  without hassle, so maybe there's no real issue, but I'm
wondering if  there's any tweak that can be made to minimize  this
pattern