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Ran 20 minutes today and ran quart of gas through it. It is cleaning out well. It fires off quick and with only a little throttle. Idles smooth.I will set up a temporary gas tank and try the road this week. I figured out why my resistor was heating up too much...once it cranks, immediately advance the spark and the resistor will not get to smoking. Also I put a pencil in the top of the intake hole that goes to the Stewart-Warner fuel pump. I can feel the pulsating of the intake trying to get gas from the pump. When pencil is removed it still runs fine. I had forgot the oil pressure gauge was off and stuck in a Jack Daniels bottle, it pumped a fifth of oil in 4 minutes. I am going to take the pump off and check it out??
I know it is correct, but why is the carb hooked to the exhaust???? It seems loud but with that exhaust port that goes to the carb open I guess it would.
Is it a turbocharger from the past????
It seems so unnecessary to push the exhaust gas back through the carb.

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No exhaust should get in the carb, only hot air to keep the carb from icing


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Several 4-cylinder owners leave the connecting pipe from the exhaust stove to the carb missing. Big mistake. The operation of the engine is enhanced with the induction of the hot air from the stove. So, put it back on and notice the better performance.

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Will do, thank you so much.....TY TY


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TY.....for your help...TY


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There should be a "stove" that surrounds the exhaust pipe. It captures air that is heated by the exhaust pipe as exhaust moves from the head to muffler and directs it to the carburetor air intake. That heated air helps to vaporize the gas particles produced by the carburetor. In very hot weather 90 deg.+ the flexible pipe might be removed. I can't remember ever getting better performance with the flex pipe removed. Besides it increases the separation of dust and dirt before it gets to the carburetor.


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Ty Chipper....you were a help in 2008 when you replied to my posts about this car....


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Ty...in East Texas ....icing is not a problem...let me assure you it is hotter than h...l


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