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    9/15/2014 6:53 PM  #1

    Ernest
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    Starving carb?

    I have a 66, 289, m/trans and all of the sudden it died. Started back up and it runs smooth at both high or low idle for about 10-20 seconds then just wants to die. If you hear it start to die you rev it and it stays on but during the rev up it's very sluggish then evens out for another 10-20 seconds. I thought fuel pump so I changed it but still the same. It has an edelbrock 500cfm that is 8 months old. Any suggestions?

     

    9/15/2014 7:22 PM  #2

    Bullet Bob
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    Re: Starving carb?

    Plugged fuel line from crud in the tank....ask Corky.
    Plugged fuel filter from crud in the tank...ask Corky.
    Stuck float valve.
    Worn out fuel pump cam on front of timing gear.
    Plugged vent on gas cap.
    Crudded up sock on fuel pick-up from crud in the tank...ask Corky.
    Needs an Atomic EFI....ask MS.

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    Last edited by Bullet Bob (9/15/2014 7:24 PM)

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    9/15/2014 9:01 PM  #3

    barnett468
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    Re: Starving carb?

    ALSO CHECK fOR AIR LEAKS WITH FLAMMABLE BRAKE CLEANER AND THE LONG NOZZLE.

    try plugging all the vacuum ports on the caerb including the pcv port.
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    9/16/2014 1:37 PM  #4

    True74yamaha
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    Re: Starving carb?

    I had a problem with several edelbrocks  not having the floats properly aligned from the factory.  I'd pull it open see what it looks like. Also I second everything else the others said

     

    9/16/2014 1:53 PM  #5

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    Re: Starving carb?

    Atomic EFI LOL

    I made enough money to buy Miami, but pissed it away so fast
     

    9/16/2014 11:28 PM  #6

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    Re: Starving carb?

    Bullet Bob wrote:

    Plugged fuel line from crud in the tank....ask Corky.
    Plugged fuel filter from crud in the tank...ask Corky.
    Stuck float valve.
    Worn out fuel pump cam on front of timing gear.
    Plugged vent on gas cap.
    Crudded up sock on fuel pick-up from crud in the tank...ask Corky.
    Needs an Atomic EFI....ask MS.

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