Cleanup turns to mess up. Need some help troubleshooting.

one thing we have to keep in mind with these old cars. they are old! a 70 duster is what 45 years old! unless you buy a car someone replaced pretty much EVERYTHING on, you have a ton of stuff that can work one minute and not the next!

fuel? carb getting dirt/rust in? needs cleaning, kit? or stuck float, dirt in neddle/seat? from where ? the rusty gas tank, pick up , the long line from tank to fuel pump? the old fuel pump? dirty? the line rom pump to carb? and that's just the fuel.

I won't bore you guys with the electrical with 45 year old wires, wire insulation, dirty terminals, bulkhead, the list is long! etc !

unless EVERYTHING has been replaced, look for anything to cause a problem!

but that what makes it fun and interesting, if a person doesn't realize the problems that can arise, and start to learn to diagnose problems when they eventually do arise, then it will be a frsutrating experience!????

if a person can afford a new repop engine wiring harness, that is a great place to begin, that and clean the bulkhead terminals. from there, many upgrades and cleaning and checking all wiring.

main thing is to realize, learning mechanical skills are just that, learned, no one was born knowing it..