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1961 109 WAGON
my 1961 109 only runs with choke on after running outa gas. what could cause this, has no power, but will idle fine. no rust in tank, carb, or sediment bowl.choke has to be on fully to run good.
My 88 would idle fine in the driveway for hours. Drive away from the house I'd make it @ 1/2 mile and the truck would stall out. Would restart a little while later and I'd drive home and try to find the problem. Started at the carb end, rebuilt the Rochester, changed all the fuel line and filters, replaced the electric fuel pump. Same problem continued. Pulled the pickup tube and found it mostly blocked from crud it had sucked up from the tank. The screen was missing from the end of the pickup tube. Blew it out and the problem went away. Think the flow was enough to maintian an idle but not enough under load to keep the fuel bowl level up so it would die after @ 1/2 mile of driving. You might have replaced or renewed all this with your tank replacement but it might be as simple as a partially blocked pickup. Were you having a problem with sedimentation when you replaced the gas tank?
1964 Series 2A SW, LHD mostly stock, often runs!
1991 Range Rover Hunter