If the gas is leaking out of the carburetor, you may have a loose main jet.
You should see and smell gas if it is leaking.
Perhaps the enricher valve on the side of the carburetor, to which the
choke cable is supposed to be attached, is disconnected.
Poor starting in damp weather may be due to a dirty fiber washer behind the
terminal on the side of the distributor where the small wire from the
ignition coil attaches.
The original oil filter may have been a copper screen element, which only
requires cleaning, but really should be replaced with a replaceable paper
element which is a better filter.
Or, if the car has an alternator, not a generator, you can change out the
oilfilter base to take a spin-on oilfilter. Spin-on filters are easier to
find than cartridges.
I have all the above parts, and free advice, if you need same.
The wire mesh airfilter is cleanable with gasoline if it is not rusty.
Brian Holm
At 12:40 PM 6/10/1999 -0700, Sal Guzzo wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I own a 1967 Peugeot 404 with 27,000 miles. My dad's owned it since
>1984 and has really never been driven. I've been having problems with
>starting the car. When it sits for a couple of days, it won't start
>unless i fill the carb with some gas or quick start. What could be
>causing this?
>
>Also, I was gonna change the oil today, but I didn't know whether I
>need to replace the oil filter or not. WRT the air filter, does it
>need to be changed or cleaned. I have other questions but I don't
>remember them right now. Thanks.
>
>Sal
>
>BTW, I'm looking for a John Dreger. He lives in Kitchner (Ithink) e-mail
>me please
>
>
>
>
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