Classic/Antique Car Repair/Studebaker 1950

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Expert: - 4/11/2008


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I have a Studebaker Champion car 1950. I rebuilt the carburator and did all the adjustments as described in the shop manual for the float,pump etc... It has a carter WE-715S Carburator. The car starts and runs very nice and runs when cold but when I turn it off after it gets hot, the carburator floods and gasoline comes out on the side towards the engine from a vent hole. Then it is hard to satrt it. After it cools off and the flooding stops, it starts very quickly. Do you have any suggestions to resolve this problem? Thanks. John Elias

Answer
There is a possibility that the float is sinking. This would allow the fuel under the diaphram that is under pressure to enter the float bowl and flood over. The other is that the needle valve is not seating and allowing fuel into the bowl. Check them both.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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