Double post, sorry - 70 Charger 318/2 carb is pissing fuel

Posted this by mistake in the engine section...sorry!

...well, went to start the Charger for a spin around the block after work tonight because it's 70 degrees and...well...I wanted to drive it. Cranked over, fired up, sputtered for about 30 seconds...dead. Tried cranking for a while - it's a FL car all its life that's been in Maryland since December so I'm sure it's unhappy - but no go. Pulled the air cleaner...all the valleys in the intake are full of raw fuel, I can see it dripping down the carb body, and there's a puddle under the car. Line is dry, inline filter (about 4" from the carb inlet) is dry.

It's an all-stock, numbers-match survivor with what I presume (I only bought it this past December so I'm still getting acquainted) is an OEM carb on the original 230hp (I think) 318, and it's a factory a/c car. I'm not in the mood to pull it off tonight, I'll do that tomorrow after work and see if there are numbers on it. I can post carb numbers tomorrow, but does anyone have any rebuild kit preferences? Brands to stay away from? Or is a kit is a kit is a kit? I haven't rebuilt an automotive carb in years, I've just been doing motorcycle carbs (I can do a CV40 in my sleep).

Grrr.

Oh well. At least it pissed fuel all over the place BEFORE I got the engine burning-hot. Car-b-que's SUCK.

You may have a sunk float. Either that or the needle and seat are stuck open. Depending on the carb the needle and seat might just unscrew. May not need a kit.

Yep, the needle valve is allowing fuel to push through. This is either because of dirt under the seat of the needle valve or because the float is bad and sitting with gasoline in it.
Do NOT drive the car until you fix the carb and change the oil.
Ask around. That carburetor might be easier to find than you think. I have a trusted rebuilder out here in Northern CA. If nothing else, I can give you his contact info.

Both the above responses are correct possibilities. I just went through it on my Plymouth. One of the floats had a pinhole and was filled with gas. That kept the needle/seat wide open and gas was going everywhere.

Yeah, I figure it's something like that. Happens on my bikes if I forget to use SeaFoam (or, like the Charger, right after I buy one and before I have a chance to go through it!).

I just need to get it apart and learn the geography.

Don't forget to thank those that tried to help.

Thanked...and I'll be sure to post up progress as its made.

Well, I popped the lid off the carb yesterday. Floats are free. Bent the tab just a bit to lower the float level some, just in case. Buttoned it up, turned the key and she started and idled just fine. Must have been some muck in the bowl, or something. I didn't see any dirt, or debris. Maybe it's just pissed off I took it from a life in Florida, and made it move to Maryland where it's COLD!

Pulled the dipstick, didn't smell like fuel. Drove it to the local Lowes to get some stuff I need for a kitchen I'm building (interesting, with the only interior bits being a driver seat...and a shifter), and it did fine. Need to adjust the kickdown linkage though...because...well....it doesn't.

It'll get there. And, it's a fun journey