How To Start A Carbureted Vehicle
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Vehicles produced since the mid 1980s are fuel injected. With a fuel injected car, to start it you just turn the key. My 1967 Mustang has an old school carburetor. Because it has no computer, there's a little more to starting it than just turning the key. If the engine is cold, meaning it has not run in the last few hours, you turn the key to the on position, slowly press the gas pedal to the floor and slowly release it...do this a couple of times...then with your foot off the gas turn the key to crank. If the engine doesn't start, try pumping the gas pedal a couple more times and try to crank it. If you pump the pedal too many times, then the carburetor will get flooded and the engine won't start. If the carburetor gets flooded, turn the key on, press the accelerator to the floor and hold it while you crank it. When a flooded engine starts, it will run rough, so slowly let up on the gas pedal as the engine begins to run smoother. If the engine is warm, meaning it has been run in the last few hours, turn the key on and hold the gas pedal 1/4 to 1/2 down while you crank it and release the gas when the engine starts. Also, you never want to rev a cold engine. Royalty-free music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech.com. Track: Gearhead.
As someone who never grew up with carbureted cars, this video is greatly appreciated, thank you!
Agreed this is very helpful
And as someone who first started driving when engines were mostly carbureted, I really miss the days of turning the key and stepping on the gas for a good quick powerful start . . .
In all my life with people or watching RUclipsrs. You sir showed the correct way to turn on a carb car. No more pressing the pedal like a maniac!
Tino C I had to do that for awhile but I finally got the choke working.
I always had to press the pedal like a maniac, only, in addition to this, I was also required to sacrifice some form of livestock, pray, then dance ritualistically around the car three times, in THAT very specific order before getting in and attempting to start it up while pumping the gas. You do these steps out of order, and you’ll have to start right back up from the beginning, and hope you didn’t accidentally flood it by pissing it off.
Note: the company that made my car is no longer in business. I’m pretty sure I know why.
@@UmmYeahOk You missed some crucial steps. Chief among them is farting out of the passenger window 2 and a half times.
Very useful information. This is a must watch for the new classic car owner/enthusiast. Thanks!
Just make sure the transmission is not in gear. ;-)
Oh so very true.
agreed :)
The sound of the 67' mustang is music to my ears. powerful rumble, like a T-rex coming to life.
Recently got my hands on a '77 Thunderbird and a 6 year old video comes along to save me from cooking my starter. Thanks man 🤘
Thank you! My friends dad told me if I could start his old race car Alfa that I could drive it. Gues who just drove the car :)
J.T. Versteege That’s awesome!!!
I just purchased a 86 regal, never owned a carbureted vehicle before. This is good info. Thanks
i would say this video was as pointless as showing somone how to use a microwave but the new generation was never brought up around these cars that are carburated and I thank you for showing some people how to do this as they were never shown this when they learned to drive keep the old cars driving thanks.
THANK YOU! I've been doing it all wrong for the past 10years.....I tried this method this morning after the car had been sitting for 2 days. It started right up, electric choke took over and purred like a saber tooth kitten! MERCI BEAUCOUP!
This info will come in nice and handy for my newly purchased 1978 silver anniversary edition Corvette
I’m 41 but my first car was carb and since then I’ve owned fuel injected. That was until a month ago when a bought a 1969 Chevy Impala Custom Coupe with a 350 and quadrajet 4 barrel. It felt great starting an old car again with mechanical fuel pump. One of the previous owners had a can of engine start crap in the glovebox but can’t say I’ll be needing it. Process is just like you say. Car starts no problem and lovely smell of petrol. 😄
Thank you! I just got my first car and its a 1976 Mercedes-Benz with a carburetor. I was wondering why I struggled to start it up, but now I know how too!
I own one and couldn't start it, but now I know how. Thank you!
You're not alone. As much as I liked the car ... I avoided driving it often because of not being able to start it smoothly. Really appreciate this video!
I have recently acquired a 78 Firebird and this is very helpful!
Thanks this helped me remember what I had forgotten.
My grand dad’s 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger has a carburetor on it. Now I know how to start it.
Thank you so much, i have a 1969 F100 and really wasnt sure what i was doing wrong. So glad you explained the warm engine start too!!
Recently got a 68 Buick Custom. Thanks for posting!
I bought an '86 camaro some time ago and I was wondering why it always started bad. Thanks for showing me how to do it properly.
Just a note, kind of unrelated, one time my 2003 Ram (so it's certainly fuel-injected) was failing to quite turn over. The second time I tried, when I realized it was again falling a little short, I pressed the gas a little bit and that seemed to give it the push it needed.
You just got me out paying for a tow haha thanks so much
This will be helpful when I buy my dream classic
Oh wow! Not only is this helpful, my car is a 67 mustang! My mechanic installed a choke tho. And although its a pain in the @ss to have to start my car 15 minutes before I go anywhere, theres nothing like hearing a v8 engine with long tube headers 💯🔥
I have got a 68 Mustang, now the car starts normally instead of taking a bit to start, I only knew how to start it when it was cold. Thanks!
I guess the basic difference is with a carburetated engine, the whole purpose of the foot action on the pedal all relates back to the carburetor bowl being empty (cold)vs. suffiently full(warm).
A fuel injection engine relies on a fuel pump and ECU both working.
Kinda. The bowl is full but a carb engine has to dump raw fuel in the intake to evaporate. Where fuel injection sprays fuel as a mist. Carbs run off about 5psi. Early fuel injection about 30psi. Modern direct injection about 2000psi.
Thank you. This was extremely helpful
i got worried my van wouldn't start haha thank god for the video works great ! my van just drove 500+ miles and wouldn't start this helped !
You said you love to rev this beautiful Mustang 😍😍♥️♥️
just got a C3 Corvette. great advice. thanks
Beautiful Mustang. She sounds good too!!❤❤
Funny I never thought about the newer generation not knowing about proper start up on a carbureted vehicle! I'm 57 years old so I learned about them. Presently I have both...and while newer car you can get up and go, I have to baby my Mazda B2200, she just doesn't like the cold!
thank you so mcuh, i thought i had just bought a dud 1974 but this showed me how to start it as i was a complete noob before!
beautiful mustang
Thanks!
Just bought a Mk1 golf..this vid helped med get to work thank you
Hmm gotta try this on my 65 Mustang sometime. Manual says to pump the gas once to set the choke, but I find that doesnt really work so I usually just feather it until it idles on its own.
Thank you so very much ! Now I know after so long doing it wrong.
I just got a shitbox and when I give her a couple pumps and turn the key and she starts right up but she’s a bit shakey
Thank you!
Thanks I thought there was something broken in my el Camino 83 but it was me who didn’t know how to do it
I love the sound ! (who doesn't)
Thanks! Glad you like it.
So helpful thanks man!!
So I imagine back in the day there were plenty of people who cranked the hell out of their cars all the time cause they didn't know proper procedure
Awesome sounding engine!
Sam Haas Thsnks!
My grandparents recently got a 1977 fiat 124 spider and this video helped alot on starting it. They just wanted to see how i would fit in it
My only experience starting carbureted engines is with outboard motors at my family’s lake house. Could definitely be a pain in the ass if you didn’t do it right!
Would this work for a toyota carburetor or aisan carburetor i need the startup instructions on that
Yes, same concept.
This was super helpful... thanks for the vid!!
I have a 1983 Chevy c10 and I was trying to start and while I had the key turned to start I pressed the gas pedal and it started but it was idled up high. Did I mess up anything in the engine?
Dude thank you
Recently purchased an older car with a carberated engine.
Was told to do step 3 from the beginning..... turn key , press gas to floor crank car .
Thanks for providing this video with the proper way. Just wondering if I did any damage by not cranking car right during cold crank process.
Great video!
Thanks
Great video! Does anyone know if this is the same for a 6-cylinder Mustang? My 69 has a one-barrel carb. In cold start, I usually give 1 or 2 gas and start. And once for a warm start.
Something doesn't seem right here. I thought holding the peddle all the way down just floods it even worse with a carburetor and that trick was for the early TBI fuel injection in the 80-90's. Did those sun vizers come from a newer car?
I have similar cars !! 68 mustang and 97 Z28 !!!
Edgar Solis Cool!!!
This Mustang looks and sounds very good. If you ever want someone to start it for you - cold, warm or flooded - I will be happy to help.
Aphelion You can start it any time
I will also help
So why does my car not wanna stay running right after i start it cold?
Give it a little gas.
Damn! I drive a VW Golf Mk2 with carb since 2 years, and didn't knew, that the warm engine starts easier with the pedal pressed fully, then released when it starts. Usually i always press the pedal fast way in, then release (below 10 celsius twice), and strarting with cold engine. But sometimes the warm engine starts harder. Surely that's because fuel vapours may appears in the fuel line.
I wasn't expecting to see my town pop up at the beginning of a video. Alright then.
Socky Noob That’s where I’m at. I like to make car vids and other kinds of vids, too.
This mustang is awesome!
Thank you!!!
Thank You.
Thank u sir gotta 77 Monte Carlo
If the engine is tuned properly and carburetor in good shape you should not have to pump the gas more than once. Some times even half a pump is more than enough.
I have a question. I just bought a 1979 custom van. It's really cool man. Not fuel injected. But I get in, turn the key, and it fires right up. Am I doing damage by not following these steps? They don't seem necessary in my limited experience. Can anyone offer any advice?
each company had their own way, to start
Sometime on a cold engine my car will turn off. I usually fix this by giving it a little rev when its about to die. Is that bad for the car?
FaZe CrAzY626 I just built an s10 with a 383 and an edelbrock carb, on cold startup no matter what I have to do the exact same thing. For the first 20 seconds I have to keep revving it, then it will idle on its own. Its not bad at all the rev a cold started engine, but try not to pass 2000 rpm....because since it just started, not everything inside the motor is oiled up yet. Hope this helps.
FaZe CrAzY626
Make sure your using high octane gasoline (93) because if your using regular (87) then that might be your problem since I’ve had this problem when I first got my 67 mustang. Also adding a small bottle of high octane liquid into your gas tank won’t hurt at all as well. If that doesn’t help then you might have a problem with your fuel filter or fuel pump. Hope this helps you out.
just like i did in my father's telstar, but he always start and press the gas some how starts nicely but idk if it effects the engine?
I have a toyota hiace 1996 petrol and lpg van and if I don't let the car warm up until the temperature needle is in the middle, it wont let me drive. It seriously means I have to sit there for 10 minutes sometimes. It never used to do this to this extreme but after the last mechanic adjusted all the shims in the engine I've had issues. It obviously uses a lot of petrol having to idle it for so long. Does anyone know what the issue could be? I've sunk so much money into this van and frankly I'm tired of it but I'm currently on the road and out of my home state so I can't even sell it. Is this just something I'm stuck with now? Having to warm it up for this long? Once it's warm it drives really well. Oh and I am starting the van on Petrol. I hardly drive it on LPG because not many gas stations sell it.
Bet you enjoyed that demonstration ;)
Why turn the key to the on position before setting the e choke? 10:00pm
Electric choke.
Doesnt work this easy when it sits for 6 months ( winter storage ) tried mine this am...it spit a few times and now she is flooded. Got some quick start ( ether ) made a nice flame out the carb but that was about it....hopefully its just flooded....
What happens if it doesn't start and you keep cranking?
I love your video. I have a 76 trans am that won’t start up immediately but only after 5 or 6 cranks then it takes a second before I can give it gas because it wants to bog down and die. How can I make it start more easily?
I just hit the throttle slow twice on my 69 chevy, and usually a second start
i wonder if this procedure would work on an oldsmobile cutlass
sure would!
I do this with my granny's soon to be my 78' Pontiac trans am firebird
Toni666 Awesome!!!
Toni666 yo I got a trans am too. But mine is taking forreeevvveeerrr to start. It does after I crank it several times.
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Great video. Does it matter if you turn the key to on before you pump the gas a few times or can you pump the gas first then turn the key on and then start? Does that particular order matter?
KeatingIV turn the key on before you pump the gas
Thank you so much for asking the question I really needed an answer to.
@@rodsworldtv67Thank you soooo much for answering Keating's question. I'm very new with the cranking process on an older carberated car and appreciate the help.
Huh i think i flooded my carb so now i know how to unflood does the gas get released back into tank or is it dumped?
It burns inside your engine.
Durning a cold start, my idle runs high. After about 10 seconds, I press on the gas pedal and it idles normally. Am I doing any damage to the engine?
A cold idle will be higher if the automatic choke works.
@@johanbrand8601 Thanks for the reply! Should I continue doing what I been doing or should I let the idle drop by itself and not tap the gas after the engine starts?
I have a 1969 beetle. I pump the gas around 7 times before starting on a cold engine. After it starts it’ll die if I don’t keep pumping gas for about a minute. It’s super cold blooded. Is that a bad thing? Thanks
It means that you either a) aren't using the manual choke, or b) your electric choke isn't working.
Is this the same steps to start any carbureted car? I have a 66 mustang jw.. also.. do you do these steps everytime you go to get in your car? Say you took it out for lunch or can you just put the key in and turn it on after its been turned on already?
if your carb is set right, you should only need to pump it once on a cold engine.
If I run into a store would the engine still be considered “Warm” or am I starting it from “cold” again. Thank you in advance
S warm
My 72 Chevy is a carbureted truck. If I let it sit for over an hour. Should I repeat the process like a cold start?
FknJoe Naw. The engine will stay warm for a few hours.
RodsWorldTV would this work even on colder days?
FknJoe Yes it would
RodsWorldTV great Thank you
I'm guessing this has an electronic choke? What if it has a manual choke?
Just pull the choke out
oh yup..after about 45 mins of interstate driving then stopping for a piss, they gather like flies to see what im driving....the first turnkey always fails...few secons later...they get the Beethoven of engines sound!!
Dude, where'd you get the blacklights from?!
Oracle Lighting
Can You do a new Cold Start Video on that beautiful Mustang?
Sure
Why does a cold engine need choke?
To make the air fuel mixture richer and to bring the revs up a bit to prevent it from stalling.
did you press it 4 times? thats pretty quick
Yes I did
@@rodsworldtv67 thanks for the quick reply, ive been doing the 'warm engine' start up, glad to find the proper way
Your mustang is missing the clutch pedal. Great video however
Lol
Automatics are lame
Arman Kordi transmission or choke?
Thanks I thought there was something broken in my el Camino 83 but it was me who didn’t know how to do it
Thank you!
Thank you!