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TreeSeeker
Sep 29, 2017Explorer
VintageMopar,
Thanks for all the tips. It is a Thermoquad. I had to have a rebuilt one installed after a smog test, one time, then they cracked it by overtightening it, and I didn't discover this until the next smog test 2 years later (not driven at all). Then I had to buy another rebuild. So, the last rebuild has barely been driven--just back from the smog test place.
However, after getting it started, it does run great. So, I am inclined to think it is a fuel issue. But, the ICM does need to be replaced since it melted. Maybe those are two different issues. I am going to order the ICM and do some visual inspections of the fuel line and carb.
Oh, and I doubt it is the filter in the carb since all three carbs I have had all had the same symptom of hard-starting. Even if one of those carbs had a plugged fuel filter, the other two likely didn't.
Thanks for all the tips. It is a Thermoquad. I had to have a rebuilt one installed after a smog test, one time, then they cracked it by overtightening it, and I didn't discover this until the next smog test 2 years later (not driven at all). Then I had to buy another rebuild. So, the last rebuild has barely been driven--just back from the smog test place.
However, after getting it started, it does run great. So, I am inclined to think it is a fuel issue. But, the ICM does need to be replaced since it melted. Maybe those are two different issues. I am going to order the ICM and do some visual inspections of the fuel line and carb.
Oh, and I doubt it is the filter in the carb since all three carbs I have had all had the same symptom of hard-starting. Even if one of those carbs had a plugged fuel filter, the other two likely didn't.
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