[DeTomaso] problems with engine shutting down

[Kirby Schrader]

I know a guy that did that accidentally…

The towel ended up being spit out the exhaust pipe in pieces….

As you say…. it works sometimes…
:-)

Kirby

> On May 29, 2015, at 18:44, Jerry Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com> wrote:
> 
>   There is an old tractor trick for a partially plugged carb jets and
>   idle circuit.  You remove the air cleaner, start the motor and let it
>   run until it gets to the warm stage.  With the air cleaner removed,
>   rev the engine to near the red line.  Next stuff a big Turkish sized
>   towel down the throat of the carb while letting the accelerator linkage
>   drop to idle.  Let the engine die. Sometimes it takes a couple of
>   tries.  If the carb has a small amount of junk in the jets or the idle
>   circuit, the vacum of the engine will suck it out of the circuit.
>   YMMV,
>   Works sometimes,
>   jerry knotts
>   On 5/29/2015 5:42 PM, James coyne wrote:
> 
>   Semi-clogged fuel filter ?
>   From: [1]cwhamm at frontier.com
>   To: [2]detomaso at poca.com
>   Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 15:23:10 -0700
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] problems with engine shutting down
> Thanks for all the input. I was headed up to Napa to buy an ignition coil
> and though I would do a test of all of what is going on. Started up fine.
> Choke was on. About 1500rpm. Backed out. Let it run for about a minute.
> Tapped on the throttle and choke went off and we are off. 60 degrees F
> outside. No problems until it gets nice and warm. Put it in neutral and was
> coasting down a hill with no braking and in about 10 seconds it dies. Stop
> and it starts perfect. It will run good for about 20 seconds and it starts
> to die if I feather the gas I can keep it running. Clear it and we are fine.
> If I let it die it starts up fine. Here is what might tell you guys what is
> wrong. If I drive in first at 3k steady it bucks some and once in a while it
> will pop. Between 30 and 40 in 2nd and 3rd it bucks some.  It will
> accelerate fine. Runs fine at high speed. Any time now at an idle eventually
> it will die after it is warmed up.
> 
> Clarke Hamm 7350
> 
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