1964 Starting Issue

[ddelmage]

Just purchased a 64 T-Bird and she purrs, that is once she is started. When cold, I have to spray starter fluid into the carburetor. Once she is started, she will restart without issue. Do I need to rebuild the carburetor?

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[Ward 57]

Just purchased a 64 T-Bird and she purrs, that is once she is started. When cold, I have to spray starter fluid into the carburetor. Once she is started, she will restart without issue. Do I need to rebuild the carburetor?

Couldn't hurt other than it could just be the accelerator pump which is easy to replace and probably available on it's own and not a whole kit.

 

[RedDropTop]

What Ward said... Easy to change.

 

[ak7an]

Does the choke function as it should? Very important when cold starting.

 

[74 Harley]

How long does it have to sit before being hard to start? Along with the other things mentioned a weak fuel can cause similar issues.

 

[Frankie the Fink]

IF you hold the choke open and blip the linkage and get a good squirt down the carb throat; its prob not the accel pump - you really need to check the choke, on a cool day the plate should be complletely closed (or very nearly so).

 

[ddelmage]

IF you hold the choke open and blip the linkage and get a good squirt down the carb throat; its prob not the accel pump - you really need to check the choke, on a cool day the plate should be complletely closed (or very nearly so).

I have ordered a choke line kit as it wasn't attached, although I doubt this is the starting issue. It needs to sit overnight before it won't start. It runs really rich, hoping the choke line kit resolves this.

 

[ddelmage]

Does the choke function as it should? Very important when cold starting.

No, I chocked that up to the choke lines not being installed correctly. I could be wrong..??

 

[ddelmage]

IF you hold the choke open and blip the linkage and get a good squirt down the carb throat; its prob not the accel pump - you really need to check the choke, on a cool day the plate should be complletely closed (or very nearly so).

Will give that a go, the choke plate is almost complete closed.

 

[ddelmage]

Couldn't hurt other than it could just be the accelerator pump which is easy to replace and probably available on it's own and not a whole kit.

Hi Ward,
Any suggestions on where I could purchase and accelerator pump?

 

[Ward 57]

Hi Ward,
Any suggestions on where I could purchase and accelerator pump?

Just realized you have a '64. NPD National Parts Depot has lots of stuff for other than '55-'57 I'm sure there are others.

 

[doug7740]

I have used Mikes Carburetor Parts for all of the different carburetors I have rebuilt.

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