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Commando · 07-27-2008, 02:15 PM

I am having a problem keeping my engine running. I will describe whats going on and then suggest what I think it is.

My car has been sitting for a few months, and I start it every once and awhile, before it sat I put some fuel stabilizer in the full gas tank, and disconnected the positive lead from the battery. There are no problems starting it, after I tap the accelerator it turns over and runs. There is an electric choke so when I tap the accelerator again the choke disengages and it starts to get less gas and stalls, after this happens I have to push down and give a bit of gas to keep the engine running.

So at this point I figure there has to be something wrong, so I buy a couple cans of Seafoam and treat the fuel in the tank and pour some into the carburetor to clean the inside of it (I was also told that I should pour some into the filler tube to treat the fuel bowls, but I don't see one in the carb). I also checked to see if there was moisture in the distributor or in any of the other electrical components.

What I believe to be occurring is the engine is being starved of fuel. The reason I post this is because before it sat the car ran fine with the fuel air mixture settings that its still set at. Could there be an issue with the electric choke? The carb is an Edelbrock 650 cfm (I think 1806)

07-27-2008, 02:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Commando Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 532	Running issues with my engine I am having a problem keeping my engine running. I will describe whats going on and then suggest what I think it is. My car has been sitting for a few months, and I start it every once and awhile, before it sat I put some fuel stabilizer in the full gas tank, and disconnected the positive lead from the battery. There are no problems starting it, after I tap the accelerator it turns over and runs. There is an electric choke so when I tap the accelerator again the choke disengages and it starts to get less gas and stalls, after this happens I have to push down and give a bit of gas to keep the engine running. So at this point I figure there has to be something wrong, so I buy a couple cans of Seafoam and treat the fuel in the tank and pour some into the carburetor to clean the inside of it (I was also told that I should pour some into the filler tube to treat the fuel bowls, but I don't see one in the carb). I also checked to see if there was moisture in the distributor or in any of the other electrical components. What I believe to be occurring is the engine is being starved of fuel. The reason I post this is because before it sat the car ran fine with the fuel air mixture settings that its still set at. Could there be an issue with the electric choke? The carb is an Edelbrock 650 cfm (I think 1806)