[DeTomaso] Engine stalls on start up -Help!!!

[Sean Korb]

This happened to me on my first car an 850 Fiat.  My dad ran the crap
out of it during the fuel crisis and I thought it was intact but one
day he took the fuel filter off to "get home".  The car never moved
again ('til I rebuilt it) and he never told me about the filter delete
so I just...

I assumed it didn't need one.  It used a centrifugal oil filter and I
thought all the crud was the gasket too so a lot of my problems are
simple self-sabotage.

You need to remove the carb to get all the crud out of the bowls.  Put
a fuel filter on and you should be right as rain (not the clear glass
ones, that's just trouble).  It's a low pressure system so a nice one
for a 440 Chrysler should work fine, or even a 351C, it's fun to try
things :)

Some carbs have internal filters, my chevy had one and my Ford 2bbl
had one that screwed in but the Demon is like a Holley 4500.  No
filter.
sean

On 7/28/19, Panteratime <panteratime at aol.com> wrote:
> Folks,First thanks for all your input!!   You folks rock!!    Update:
>    - Charged battery to full charge--(wasn't low)
>    - Added 3 gallons of gas from can-little over 1/4 tank now
>    - Car started--idled for about 5 mins.   took around block, ran ok
>    - Stalled, then would not stay running,  had to feather gas. Eventually
> limped home starting and riding clutch till it stalled and started up again
>    - Seems I have no fuel filter on the stock hard line going to a stainless
> braided fuel line assembly into my 2 Road Demon carb inlets.
>    -  Help-suggestions!
>  Thanks!    -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com>
> To: Panteratime <panteratime at aol.com>; DeTomaso Mail List
> <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> Sent: Sun, Jul 28, 2019 9:38 am
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine stalls on start up -Help!!!
>
> Just a watch out for older motors (over 30) I think concentrating on fuel is
> the right way to go and looking at the lines and fuel quality and carburetor
> function is important for safety and enjoyment.  I keep a disposable syringe
> handy to fill the bowls from the vent after a long sit. It's almost
> certainly fuel.
> Older motors have plastic on the timing set and the valve seals.  Sometimes
> the older pieces flake off and can settle in the oil pan and jam the oil
> pump briefly and shear the timing pin which usually makes the car not start
> at all but occasionally leads to binding where after setting timing the
> timing wanders after starting.  That's probably *not* happening here it is
> so rare but... older motors, even stock low miles ones may need attention.
>
> sean
> On Sat, Jul 27, 2019, 5:34 PM Panteratime via DeTomaso
> <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
>    Folks,
>    Scenario:  1972-stock motor with Demon carb--ran great only a few
>    months ago.  Took seats out ot reupholster.  Car sat for a month
>    Car starts and stalls
>    Give it gas-fights to stay running
>    Observations:
>    Very low on gas
>    Ammeter pinned to right the entire minute  the car was fighting to
>    run.
>    Added some gas--definitely off E but not a 1/4 tank  ran much longer
>    but still had to feather gas to keep running--Ammeter pinned to right
>    all the time car was struggling to keep running
>    I haven't run the car in a month.
>    Suggestions?  Thoughts?
>    Thanks!!!
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Sean Korb spkorb at gmail.com http://spkorb.org (est 1994)
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