Guest drahcir Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Hi, my friend in Europe is restoring a 1950 Buick Super with a Stromberg carb. There are two connections that are baffling him as to where they go. He is pointing to them in the pics. Can anyone help? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I would say the chock tube off the exhaust manifold in the top picture and the base of the carb in the bottom picture goes to the vacuum advance on the distributor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drahcir Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Thank you! I'll relay your message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drahcir Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Apparently after trying this solution, the car still has trouble starting cold. If we assume the carb is ok and connected, is there anything else that might affect cold starts? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemon Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Is the choke adjusted properly for cold starting? Are there any vacuum leaks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Describe the trouble. As Beemon asked, is the chock butterfly adjusted correctly? Do you possibly have a repair manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete O Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 https://www.hometownbuick.com/1950-buick-stromberg-carburetor/ Link above is to the shop manual pages describing he stromberg carb/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I had two 53 Buick Specials. One with a carter carb and one with a Stromberg. The Stromberg always ran perfectly, once a year I would take the cover off the choke and spray in some cleaner, work the mechanism and put the cover back on. Always started even at -45 degrees, not plugged in and sitting outside all day or all night. The one with the carter never started right if the sun was down or a wind was blowing. Only kept it one winter. Kept the other one 11 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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