About a year ago I bought this 1957 President Classic to have a project to work on when I am in California, which is the time of the year in Montana when the skiing is either bad or non-existent, the fly fishing is not open, (I don't do ice fishing, it is too cold for me), and when the hunting season is closed. Today it is too hot in Los Angeles (100 F) to work on the car, so I decided to post my recent good and bad experiences. This President came with a plastic filter in the line between the gas tank and the fuel pump, just in front of the left front wheel. I did not think much of this, and after sitting for a while, like during hunting season, the car would not start. The first time, last year, I blew out the line and thought maybe the steel line was crushed, so I straightened it out without causing leaks. Then I let the car sit for another 3 months. It wouldn't start again. This time, after a series of different hookups from the gas tank to the fuel pump using flexible plastic hose, I finally figured out that the problem was an air gap, similar to a vapor lock in effect, in the fuel filter. This I corrected by buying about 18 inches of 5/8 inch gas hose and a new fuel filter, placed in its correct location between the pump and the carburetor.
I will post the "adventure" which caused me to drain and replace my oil, in my next post, which will appear "above" this one, labeled, "Why not to forget to allow gas to gravity drain into your engine."
I will post the "adventure" which caused me to drain and replace my oil, in my next post, which will appear "above" this one, labeled, "Why not to forget to allow gas to gravity drain into your engine."
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