Thanks for the accelerator pump & circuit tip. The hole was stopped up. When car is warm, it starts and no longer hesitates between 0-10 mph.
Another question:
When the car is cold it starts quickly and idles great but when put in gear will die everytime. Quickly starts again. Timing using flywheel marks looks right. Any thoughts as I hate to adjust the idle screw and race the engine when out of gear??
Automatic choke looks like its working. When warm car drives great.

Best bet on this situation is the incorrect setting for the auto choke. You may have to get technical here and get the tacometer out for this one. Grab a service manual on your specific car and follow the directions carefully. If you don't have any reference material, repost and we will spell it out step by step for you. :rolleyes:

Pull the tube from the manifold stove to the automatic choke blow it clean as they can carbon up. Then check the back of the adjuster for the automatic choke and make sure that the small hole there is clean, Finally check the choke butterfly in the carb when the engine is cold, it should be almost closed. The manual has all the information needed to set the choke up properly. It sounds as if you are running a little lean with the cold engine. :p

By the way thanks for publishing the results, it is always nice to know that something has worked!

Also check to be sure that when the choke is closed that the idle adjusting screw is on the stepup that is controled by the choke valve, it is connected to the idle screw stop by a rod that must be bent to calibrate it. If you don't have a repair manual the carb rebuild kit from NAPA ( $11 or $12) has an excellent instruction sheet for the Rochester BC carb.

I really appreciate everyones ideas. Will check it out this week and update later on the cold nature of the 54.

Pax Oliver

Hello! I just wanted to say thank you all for helping me on my 53 chevy club coupe. now that i know what kind i have it has been a lot easier to find parts for it . i wish you all a good weekend. and enjoy working on your toys. Again Thanks again for the help. The Taylor Family.

Hello! I just wanted to say thank you all for helping me on my 53 chevy club coupe. now that i know what kind i have it has been a lot easier to find parts for it . i wish you all a good weekend. and enjoy working on your toys. Again Thanks again for the help. The Taylor Family.