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For various reasons , i have not done anything since . it has been driving ok , when i do drive it . I really think it is the timing . i just haven't got around to trying anything yet . My gut feeling is that advancing the timing would , likely fix the issue . when you changed the points , did...

update . replaced plugs and all old ones looked ok visually . brown residue , gaps were good . after that i drove the car for 10 miles . heavy on the pedal . when back , the idle rpms were up a bit from before , and the car stayed running even idling in gear , though it seemed low on rpm . after...

oops left out the part where the vacuum hoses looked ok at carb base , but i trimmed the end of the small one anyway , and the bigger on that goes to the pcv valve , i pulled the valve off and put my finger over the hole and had great suction , but car stalled when i removed my finger .

further update : changed cap and rotor and coil wire . seemed to be better for just a few minutes . then back to same conditions . also, there was some crud in the fuel filter , and restricted . which i replaced . again same result . though i am not ruling out crap from the tank .

when i spray carb cleaner at the bottom of the carb the engine by the hoses and idle screw rpms go up . with air cleaner on and with it off . but also , when i spray carb cleaner into the top of the carb itself , same thing , the engine rpms go up . should i start with changing the carb to...

thanks everybody all good ideas . i forgot to mention , but right before leaving to come back from carlilse . i replaced the muffler with a cheap one i found at carlilse , it was the right size , but no other info . it is new though . is it possible that the new muffler could somehow be causing...

1. still checking but nothing obvious yet 2. idle speed normal around 800 3 distributor not moving , but i pulled the cap and checked the surfaces looked fine and rotor looked ok , but i pulled the coil wire and i looked slightly carboned , i went to scuff it up a little with sandpaper , but...

1974 valiant 225 stock carb . automatic . when i got back from going to carlisle from new jersey a good 3 hrs both ways no trouble at all until when dropping off a friend almost all the way back . i filled the tank at a gas station i never used , probably at least 3 quarters of a tank . ( maybe...

ok now im really confused. apparently it was only leaking because i flooded it . it also leaks from there when i sprayed it with carb cleaner . just started AND drove car HARD . no leaks . whats going on here ? is this just the beginning of the shaft bushing wearing out ? what do you think ...

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ok thanks , im gonna take it to a carb shop tommorrow , they said they will rebuild ( whole carb ) and rebush for 100.00 . another place wanted 100 just to rebush , and another place wants 180.00 just to rebush . thanks again , Jon

thanks dan ! question , how dangerous is it to drive it this way ? . kinda dangerous or severely dangerous ? thanks .

not a lot of play but a little . buy new what ? carb ? or shaft ? thanks

also there is very slight side to side play in the shaft ...

hello , 1972 dart 318 , stock type carb i think its a carter but am not 100% sure , 2 bbl , the carb SEEMS to be leaking fuel where the throttle shaft is . the cables are attached to it , it opens the two plates on the bottom of carb when you push the pedal . OK , so if it is possible to leak...