smelly_cat

Some time in 98 i was driving 70 miles to work one way every day and the Soob started stalling on hills . So i started doing things . I even removed the gas tank and blew out every line with water and air. it did not do a thing. When I finally moved closer a few months later, we bought a newer car and I got the wifes toyota van. Married man in Mini van. So the GL has been pretty much on dry dock for 7 years. I start it every few months and run around the block. Now the 85 Toyvan has blown its head gasket and I'm trying to figure out this SOob GL. For the record New filters front /rear/new pump/ rebuilt carb but could not get float valve out. So I'm thinking that screen in front of the carb. maybe. It will get me to work but if i run it hard I run out of gas and stall 84 GL 1800 5speed 148,000miles. Thanks for your thoughts SC

Hey you aint kidding about this Carb being finicky. Since i rebuilt this thing. When I start it , I mash the pedal to the floor to activate the choke. for the first 10 minutes of driving, it dies when I push in the clutch at red lights , I have to use the emergency brake while I rev it to keep it going with the clutch in. Then it gets hot and start reving to 3000. like cruise control . I roll all the way to work with my foot off the pedal going 45 in 4th gear. NoW the engine is hot and ends up idling about 1300rpm which is manageble. I want to teach my 16 year old to drive it but I think I need to get this idling and stalling problem fixed. With all the above happening, I will get the intermittant complete No gas stalls and have to crank the engine on the side of the road to fill the bowl up. But when it is running its smooth as silk. Lucky me, I only got to drive 9 miles to work. SC

I have a 83 SW 1800, it stalls due to lack of gas. Im a thinking that there is restriciton before the float valve. Previous posts on the subject seem to confirm this . is there a mesh screen in there? . when I took the carb apart , i did replace the needle valve but could not get the brass screw it fit in out and pretty much broke off the top of it with large screwdriver. Im not too excited about tearing it apart again and drilling the float valve out with a press. I'm planning to spray carb cleaner into the carb intake gas pipe and poke around with a ten speed braided cable to break up things in there. I this a good idea? SC

hey thanks for the advice, I manually worked that stupid float needle and it did not appear to stick but i suspect it. When i had the carb apart I could not get to old float needle valve out so I cleaned it real good and put it back together. Is there a trick to getting a brass float valve out of a pot metal carb top. I was afraid to booger it up any more after the screwdriver wallowed out the top of the the darn thing. . mike

Hi, my 84 sw with a 1800 carburated engine with a 5 speed keeps stalling. When I look in the float chamber window there is no gas. Then i try restarting the engine for about 3 trys, the float fills up and off i go. Is this a problem anyone else has ever had? The filters are new and the fuel pump is working and the carb was cleaned and rebult with a kit and it runs great. Does the fuel pump shut of while driving for some reason? Some times i can drive all over and no problems, other times i conk out after about 4 miles. Thanks Mike

Hey Everyone, I have this 83 SW GL with a carburated 1800 5 speed. for some reason it runs ok but runs out of gas due to the float chamber going empty. I have cleaned and rebuilt the carb, changed the fuel pump the 2 filters and removed the gas tank to see if any lines were plugged. So far nothing has been broke or plugged or has fixed it. The car will drive you anywere but say you are going up a hill. it will run itself out of gas , I wait a 30 seconds, crank it a few turns , the carb fills up with gas and the I can drive it for a while. any suggestions would be great. SC