I took my '39 Champion to a local Cruise (Guptal's in Upstate NY) this week. It ran fine to there (approx 15 miles), but began to smoke a bit with a strong smell of raw gas coming from the motor. It was also idling real rough. The guys from my chapter of the SDC said it was perculating and or leaking gas. We tightened any loose screws on the carb and let it sit for the 3 hours I was there and it started back up without too much trouble. I drove it home OK being careful not to let the idle get too low and made it OK. It was idling rough when I got home.
In asking friends, I'm getting answers of everything from Carb re-build to spacer gasket on the carb (to keep it cooler) to re-adjust the carb. The engine was completely rebuilt only about 200 miles ago, but that was 18 years ago. I've only had this happen once before in the 4 months I've owned the car. Any ideas??? I haven't done carb work on a car in 30 years so help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You in advance!!!
:-) JP
In asking friends, I'm getting answers of everything from Carb re-build to spacer gasket on the carb (to keep it cooler) to re-adjust the carb. The engine was completely rebuilt only about 200 miles ago, but that was 18 years ago. I've only had this happen once before in the 4 months I've owned the car. Any ideas??? I haven't done carb work on a car in 30 years so help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You in advance!!!
:-) JP
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