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    Back on the road!!!..... for about 5 min (engine help please)

    Sorry if this post is a little long, I just want to be as specific as possible. Alright, 66 Dodge Dart 270, 225 cu, 3sp a/t.... Was running fine all summer then it was stalling out and generally running like crap, sometimes wouldn't start... Previous issues I was experiencing: Ran fine in...
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    Show your slant 6 a body!

    1966 Dart 270. 225 cu, 3sp A/T, pretty much all original. Nothin' special. Sorry about the giant picture.
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    1966 Dart troubleshooting

    Man, what a great amount of information to work with thank you so much. So, I'm going to start checking things one by one, starting with distributor cap. Contacts obv don't look brand new, but I'm not sure if they are worn enough to warrant my attention. I uploaded these, could ya'll tell me...
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    1966 Dart troubleshooting

    **Update: Car was left sitting for 5 days and it started right up and now starts fine. Don't know what that's about. Idle screw is now 2 turns out as suggested. Still having same problem. Car starts right up and idles fine in P and R but in D it'll seem like it's fine but once you're off and...
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    1966 Dart troubleshooting

    Nice. Thank you for the schooling. I have not made any other changes. Just went to Advance Auto and the guy told me I probably put the idle mixture screw back in wrong. So I tinkered with that, still wont start and so I'm back here........ I haven't checked the spark yet, I suppose that is...
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    1966 Dart troubleshooting

    UPDATED: I sprayed the carb spray in as suggested then waited overnight to try and run it and see how its doing. Well, woke up and the damn thing wont start. I don't know if I sprayed too much or what so I went this morning and sprayed some starting spray and it still wont start.... Any ideas of...
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    1966 Dart troubleshooting

    Dumb question, and the car may not even start without screw, but do I need to use the carb spray while engine is running? Also, do I just spray it in there and let it be? Sorry for the newb questions, this car is my first car in my life that I've been able to tinker with! :D
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    1966 Dart troubleshooting

    Okay, did exactly what you said. I had an issue with starting the car about 3 months ago and I swear when I was looking into carb that there was more "play" to it than this. Also, no fuel anywhere that I could see. I have attached a picture and a short video to elaborate. Perhaps I am missing...
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    1966 Dart troubleshooting

    Hello from N. Colorado! 66 Dart 270 Slant Six, 3sp a/t. Car was running great then I noticed on the way to work that when I'm hitting the gas, it moves but it "putters" along with a jerky hesitation in acceleration. Almost like it's not getting any fuel. The only time I feel the car running...
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