hope this is the right place to post this. well now my problem, i just got done putting a 355 carb engine in my car and now that its cold it dont want to start at all and when it does i have to keep pumping the gas pedal till it worms up or it will die what can i do to fix it?

 

Is the timming right? is there a vacuum leak? heat riser? do you pump it twice to set the choke? is the choke not set up on your carb right?

 

time is set at 8 cuz thats what my cam calls for, no vac leaks engine is fresh rebuild and when the car starts i have to keep pumping the gas till it worms up i dont have a choke

 

That's why, the choke is supposed to do what your doing to keep it running (Make it run richer)

 

well i guess i be in the market for a new carb thanks

 

yea no problem

 

bump up the base timing a few degrees...do you have vacuum advance hooked up? Without a choke, it may stumble and idle rough, but it shouldn't be too bad.

 

You don't have a provision for a choke on your carb?

 

90 Camaro is correct,
with no choke it probably will run rough when cold.
I have a Holley 650DP no choke and it stalls at least once if it's real cold out.
I just got to keep it running till she warms up and it runs great.
Shouldn't take long to warm it up and smooth out.

 

My 67 Camaro has a Holley 650 with no choke. With winters in Oklahoma when it was my daily driver I would have to start it and hold the throttle to 2500 for 2-3 minutes until it would idle on its own. Once that happened it would run fine. Never could I just start it cold and go.

 

ive run sever carbs with no chokes here when its cold out.pump it 2 times.fire it up.feather the gas a lil bit and hold it around 1500 rpms for a couple of minutes....then i let the car warm up a few more before i take off......no issues........

 

I love chokes! had several carbed vehicles whil i was a kid, and as a result learned to rebuild carbs lol. There has got to be a way to set your choke prior to buying another. missing linkage or set screws are easliy replaced at your local pull-ur-part. or if your equiped with a electric choke, check your wiring and see if everything is right. Or if your like me and looking for an excuse to put money into your ride, a new carb is always a good investment!

 

well takes me about 2 to 3 min of pumping the gas to get it to stay running but i guess i dont have to wirry about starting it anymore sence car is put up for winter thanks for all the help by the way i do have the cav ad hood up i might bump the timing up when the snow goes away and i start driving the car