<VV> Dormant car

[J. R. Read]

First - I never worked on a '60.  But, IIRC the choke is in the air cleaner. 
Is the air cleaner on and choke operating when you are starting the car?

Later, JR

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> Smitty Says;  Several have suggested bad electrics, either ballast wire or 
> other connection.  No way.  Not with the contionus fat spart in the test 
> rig when the engine was running.  Just to satisfy you all and my self, I 
> said I would hot wire it next time I am there.  Others questioned the carb 
> filters. They are not restricted at all.   New filters were part of the 
> rebuild.  As for jigging the throttle when it is dieing, that never helped 
> and neither did shooting a fine jet of fuel down the car throat.  When the 
> engine is running it sounds pretty good but then just gets weaker and 
> weaker till it craps out.
> Got the Spyder in a really really big shew tomorrow.  (If that escapes 
> you, ask some old guy about Ed Sullivan)  Around 400 cars.  Going to 
> relax.
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