jbcmkc

Hi everyone. I obtained this car when my Grandmother passed away over 35 years ago. If has been in storage for that long. I have a brother- in- law that is a mechanic who is helping me with the restoration. We were hoping to have it running within 2 weeks but as you know one thing lead to another and another. We are now in 3rd week and not even close. I will post pics when I have some. I am learning slot and have already got info from from this group.

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Greg Rogers

Welcome!

Olds64

Welcome, we look forward to seeing pics.

08-141 K43727

Grandpa drove the family to California in a 57 super 88.... he was so cool. Dad woulda been 9.

During a family trip tp California.

Welcome and good luck with your project!!

Jamesbo

Welcome aboard

jbcmkc

Well it’s been a year and we finally got car back together; however we are having issues with fuel system. Starts up and idles for awhile. Drive about 2 miles to start break in. On return stopped getting fuel to carb. We have checked everything. Even put on electric pump in case fuel pump was bad. Ran great for short time and stopped getting fuel. Any ideas would be appreciated. We are stumped.

Charlie Jones

My first suspicion would be that the fuel pickup in the tank may be clogged.
If this car sat around for 35 years, all sorts of crud may have accumulated in the tank.
Best to remove and clean it toughly.
Also, any rubber hoses in the system may have collapsed internally. They should be replaced.

oldcutlass

And still no pictures. Is your electric fuel pump in line with the stock pump? Check your oil for fuel.
I moved your thread to the Vintage section.

Tedd Thompson

You need to test it with gas can on the fender. My money is on a cruded up tank.... Tedd

no1oldsfan

What a great picture!!

jbcmkc

We checked all lines and fuel tank. Today ran great until got hot. We determined we were getting vapor lock when engine gets warm. Gas we were using was winter blend with low boiling point. I thing we are going to have to put in fuel injection system. Thanks for all the ideas.

Charlie Jones

WHOA! Why would you want to do that ?
Installing fuel injection in these cars is a lot of trouble and expense.
In the first place, winter blend gasoline will cause vapor lock in warm weather. Get rid of it and get fresh gas . 91 octane or better.
Are the hoses in the fuel system new? Old hoses will cause you grief.
Have you checked the fuel pump with a pressure gauge? A good pump will put out 5 PSI.

I think you will be a lot better off fixing the fuel system properly, and saving the $2500 or so and spending it on other things . JMO

jbcmkc

Thanks Charlie. We are headed back to Texas and will try higher octane gas. All lines are new and pump works fine. So hopefully it’s just a gas issue

green1972

If a no e gas is available in your area give it a try before changing anything, Tim

Tedd Thompson

I believe it something else, not vapor lock. AS a cheap test string(cover) all the gas lines with a pool noddle to insulate them from heat, see if it doesn't do the same thing again, I bet it will. A fuel pump that is on its last legs will often run well at first, but when pushed will fail because it can't keep up the volume needed to run the engine. Lots of ways to test a fuel pump or fuel pump issues without spending big bucks.... Tedd

jbcmkc

Thanks Tedd. We hooked up an electric fuel pump to see if that might be the issue and still had the same results. Going to try a higher octane gas.

Tedd Thompson

Keep us informed as two miles or even more, and you shouldn't get vapor lock that soon, it takes a lot of heat and more time to get vapor lock to happen... Tedd

jbcmkc

I was able to get a higher octane gas in Texas. Running better. Was able to start and drive today without using electric fuel pump. Ran better today. Seems to like gas and lower altitude.