Weird Stalling Issue
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Weird Stalling Issue
Hi All
I have had my 67 convertible about a week now and with this nice weather I have had it out for a daily cruise. It runs great at highway speeds and in traffic…but every time I pull the car into my drive-way and into the garage at the end of my ride it stalls out. I did detect a smell of gas so I think it is flooding itself out. This is the ONLY time it does this. My drive-way has a bit of an incline so today I did some starts from dead stop on uphill slope before I got home…all was fine.
If I had to venture a guess I would say that when I hit the steeper incline at the beginning of the drive-way and then again the small bump at the beginning of my garage somehow the gas in the bowl sloshes around and floods out the engine.
OBTW...My 67 has an L79 with the Holley 4160 4bbl.
Any thoughts?
Thanks, Jim
I have had my 67 convertible about a week now and with this nice weather I have had it out for a daily cruise. It runs great at highway speeds and in traffic…but every time I pull the car into my drive-way and into the garage at the end of my ride it stalls out. I did detect a smell of gas so I think it is flooding itself out. This is the ONLY time it does this. My drive-way has a bit of an incline so today I did some starts from dead stop on uphill slope before I got home…all was fine.
If I had to venture a guess I would say that when I hit the steeper incline at the beginning of the drive-way and then again the small bump at the beginning of my garage somehow the gas in the bowl sloshes around and floods out the engine.
OBTW...My 67 has an L79 with the Holley 4160 4bbl.
Any thoughts?
Thanks, Jim
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Float level sounds like a good place to start. Maybe your car just knows it's home and shuts itself down 
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Answered your PM.
For the benefit of all...
After checking float level still had problem. In another thread back then I asked about warm starting problem. Based upon the replies it appeared that the stalling and warm starting problem could likely be caused by heat soak/fuel percolation.
I switched out my original Holley 4160 for an aluminum street avenger, which dissipates the heat better...no problems since.
Jim
Answered your PM.
For the benefit of all...
After checking float level still had problem. In another thread back then I asked about warm starting problem. Based upon the replies it appeared that the stalling and warm starting problem could likely be caused by heat soak/fuel percolation.
I switched out my original Holley 4160 for an aluminum street avenger, which dissipates the heat better...no problems since.
Jim
