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Old 04-05-2010, 10:40 AM   #14
markeb01
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Re: Starting problems

My last daily driver was a 46 Ford sedan, and that's why it received louvers in the hood. On a summer day, it got so hot under the hood the Edelbrock carb would literally percolate the gas into the carb throats killing the engine at every intersection. The louvers also looked cool, but were sure a pain when it came time to wash the car, needing a rubber garbage can lid over the engine to keep from soaking the distributor and carb. It also had the crossover blocked and a heat deflector under the carb, which obviously didn't help much.
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