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Unknown
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edited November -1 in HUDSON
I need help with a problem on a 1954, 308, twin H.



The car runs great at idle and down the road but when I come up to stop, she dies.



I have checked everything I can think of. The car has had a complete tuneup, including electronic ignition, "no points". She checks out on the scope.



Open to ideas.

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Sounds fuel related, possible bad carb float level. Try rebuilding the carb and cleaning/changed the fuel flter.
  • hudsonsplasher1
    hudsonsplasher1 Senior Contributor
    GMPHH wrote:
    I need help with a problem on a 1954, 308, twin H.



    The car runs great at idle and down the road but when I come up to stop, she dies.



    I have checked everything I can think of. The car has had a complete tuneup, including electronic ignition, "no points". She checks out on the scope.



    Open to ideas.



    Try checking your idle adjustment screw. Your owners manual should have the correct setting. On my Terraplane it's about one and a half open from closed.

    Gene.
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    hudsonsplasher1 wrote:
    Try checking your idle adjustment screw. Your owners manual should have the correct setting. On my Terraplane it's about one and a half open from closed.

    Gene.



    this is good advice. Keep it simple and try the obvious things before you go and re-build anything. Oftentimes it's the simplest things we overlook. If the idle adjustment doesn't solve it, before you re-build the carb, make sure your float a) doesn't have a small leak in it, and

    b) it's set at the proper height.
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