The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop 1959 Chev 235 engine stalls at stoplight, turns over, wont restart

It sounds just like when I had a flooding problem. The motor would die if I let off the throttle. It would keep running at a higher throttle setting because it could clear the excess fuel. The way I would start it would be holding it to the floor and cranking it over. When it was really bad I would pinch the rubber line at the fuel filer, start it and then remove the locking pliers. I would also leave the throttle up higher to get it home. My float was hanging up inside the carb.