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louieglen · 06-09-2012, 02:43 PM

I have 30 Coupe that idles very well. Runs very well for about a 1/2 Mile, then it starts acting like it is running out of gas, You can choke it and it will run about a 100 yd.s and the same thing over, if you don't choke it, it will die, but will start right back. I have taken the fuel line off at the Carb and let it run into a container and there is plenty of gas there. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Bob C · 06-09-2012, 02:59 PM

Could the strainer in the carburetor be plugged?

Bob

Tom Wesenberg · 06-09-2012, 03:49 PM

Or, it could be junk at the needle and seat. Only one bolt to check it out.

w.michael · 06-09-2012, 11:04 PM

Vent hole in the gas cap plugged? Swing out the windshield, and when the engine starts to die, reach through the windshield and loosen the gas cap; or just drive the cap loose and see if that helps.

flexiheep · 06-10-2012, 10:12 AM

X2 on a carb cleaning. My car was doing the same thing, run for a little while, then die, I was convinced it was electrical because it was so consistent with how long it ran before it died. Cleaned the carb and it fixed the issue. FWIW I have a tilly on my car.

TinCup · 06-10-2012, 10:26 AM

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You don't mention if this is new or you have changed something then it started. But usually when I see this it's junk in the gas that has either plugged the bowl or made it's way to the carb. Take the gas cap off and see what that does as well.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 06-10-2012, 04:13 PM

Be sure you have that little standpipe filter in the top of fuel shutoff valve----they're a MUST! Then rust flakes & crud can NEVER plug up stuff downstream! I drill a 1/16" hole in the rivet that holds the gas cap together and on through the top of the cap so's I KNOW the tank is vented for sure! Bill W.

louieglen · 06-10-2012, 05:23 PM

There was trash in the carb screen. Cleaned it and it runs ok, Thanks Fellows

BILL WILLIAMSON · 06-11-2012, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by louieglen

There was trash in the carb screen. Cleaned it and it runs ok, Thanks Fellows

If you had the little standpipe filter in the top of fuel valve, trash would have never gotten to the carb screen. I've even run without a sediment bowl & had NO trash problem downstream. Bill W.

06-09-2012, 02:43 PM	#1
louieglen Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 218	Engine lopes then dies I have 30 Coupe that idles very well. Runs very well for about a 1/2 Mile, then it starts acting like it is running out of gas, You can choke it and it will run about a 100 yd.s and the same thing over, if you don't choke it, it will die, but will start right back. I have taken the fuel line off at the Carb and let it run into a container and there is plenty of gas there. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Last edited by louieglen; 06-09-2012 at 02:46 PM. Reason: part left out

06-09-2012, 02:59 PM	#2
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 8,754	Re: Engine lopes then dies Could the strainer in the carburetor be plugged? Bob

06-09-2012, 03:49 PM	#3
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Engine lopes then dies Or, it could be junk at the needle and seat. Only one bolt to check it out.

06-09-2012, 11:04 PM	#4
w.michael Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 418	Re: Engine lopes then dies Vent hole in the gas cap plugged? Swing out the windshield, and when the engine starts to die, reach through the windshield and loosen the gas cap; or just drive the cap loose and see if that helps.

06-10-2012, 10:12 AM	#5
flexiheep Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 38	Re: Engine lopes then dies X2 on a carb cleaning. My car was doing the same thing, run for a little while, then die, I was convinced it was electrical because it was so consistent with how long it ran before it died. Cleaned the carb and it fixed the issue. FWIW I have a tilly on my car. __________________ 1930 Standard Coupe

06-10-2012, 10:26 AM	#6
TinCup Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: OKC / Tonkawa, Ok. Posts: 1,977	Re: Engine lopes then dies Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) You don't mention if this is new or you have changed something then it started. But usually when I see this it's junk in the gas that has either plugged the bowl or made it's way to the carb. Take the gas cap off and see what that does as well. __________________ Oklahoma City Model A Restorers Group.

06-10-2012, 04:13 PM	#7
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Engine lopes then dies Be sure you have that little standpipe filter in the top of fuel shutoff valve----they're a MUST! Then rust flakes & crud can NEVER plug up stuff downstream! I drill a 1/16" hole in the rivet that holds the gas cap together and on through the top of the cap so's I KNOW the tank is vented for sure! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

06-10-2012, 05:23 PM	#8
louieglen Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 218	Re: Engine lopes then dies There was trash in the carb screen. Cleaned it and it runs ok, Thanks Fellows