Hello everyone, My car has recently been giving me alot of trouble with a flooding issue. The thing won't even stay going now, as soon as you let go of the gas it dies. I've had the carb out and cleaned...when I put it back on the first flick of the key and away she went. She idled very clean and steady, but for some reason it only last for a little while, and now, like i said before, she's even worse. I know my plugs are probably fowled now, but I'm not going to get a new set yet while she's still flooding, I know this because she's passing it right through the exhaust. Someone told me that the float in the carb may need to be bent? Also, would wrong vacuum hookups cause the car to flood, I have a feeling that when I bought my car they had the hoses connected wrong. I'm hoping one of you on here can help me, as I spent a lot of money on this car and no one here really knows what to do with it. So basically, it's flooding...any solutions to stop flooding? Much thanks, Matthew
i'd try rebuilding the carb cuz it's probably the accelerator pump mine was flooding out but still ran fine i just couldnt start it in the morning without starting fluid i rebuilt the carb havnt had a problem since then id buy new plugs and wires i suggest ngk spark plugs tho
The float may need to be adjusted(bent). If you have a rebuild kit it should have came with a measuring device, Like a small paper T-Square. the instructions in the rebuild kit should tell you how far down the float should be hanging from the bottom of the carburter top. To measure you remove the top half of carb like you would to clean it out. Hold the top half up in the air with the floats hanging down. Use the measuring device and measure how far down the float hangs. If it is hanging too low or high adjust it by bending the tab that pushes againt the needle that shuts off the fuel flow. Sorry can't be more specific, every brand of carb has different measurements but the theory is the same.
Because you said the car ran fine when you first put the rebuilt carb on, I would make sure your fuel filter is working and not allowing dirt to get into the needle and seat, which would cause flooding.
I would check the compression,and the coil output voltage remember the combustion triangle : 1. fuel/air mixture 2. compression 3. ignition source if any one of these is out of whack could cause it to foul plugs. When my comet did this to me many years ago, it was because I had installed a new ignition and was unaware that ford used a resistor wire in the ignition circuit. i added the resistor that came with the ignition and got the exact problem you described. it was weak spark. removed the resistor and it ran like a raped ape.
what type of carb is it? my guess would be that the float has a hole it and is slowly filling up with fuel. as it get heavyer it sinks. this will raise the fuel level in float bowl causing the carb to run rich. eventually the bowl will overflow and flood out the motor.
It's a Autoline C-6145...I'm starting to think that it keeps getting dirty, but I guess there could be other things causing it. I don't think that the Plugs are actually fouled, but are burned pitch black from the flooding. I got some new ones though, couldn't get NGK's, but I got Autolites for now. I'm beginning to think this ended up being the biggest waste of 4 grand... I'll keep you posted, hoping to get it worked on tomorrow.
Get a new carb and a new (very big) fuel filter. Since the engine is flooding it can only be debris in the fuel or a hole in the float.
