67barracuda
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Pulling out the car first time this year, it won't idle or stay running. I can feather the gas to keep it running, and two foot it in gear to move the car. Guessing it a carb problem? Where should I look or do?
Pulling out the car first time this year, it won't idle or stay running. I can feather the gas to keep it running, and two foot it in gear to move the car. Guessing it a carb problem? Where should I look or do?
Thanks I’ll try that after I get car back. It just went into that shop to get my HDK coilover kit installed.Run the idle screws in all the way gently and count the turns it takes to bottom them out.
Pull them out and shoot some WD or whatever in the open holes, and then hit both with compressed air.
Put the screws back in and again gently bottom them, and then back them out to the same amount of turns.
Sounds like the carb idle circuits are plugged up with crap from sitting, and most of the time this works to clear it.
The fluid type you use to spray in the holes doesn't matter that much, as it is only to give the air a bit of weight to carry the junk out.
Thanks I’ll try that after I get car back. It just went into that shop to get my HDK coilover kit installed.
Can I do this with carb on car or do I need to remove it? Read something about do the same but turning carb upside down when blowing it out.Run the idle screws in all the way gently and count the turns it takes to bottom them out.
Pull them out and shoot some WD or whatever in the open holes, and then hit both with compressed air.
Put the screws back in and again gently bottom them, and then back them out to the same amount of turns.
Sounds like the carb idle circuits are plugged up with crap from sitting, and most of the time this works to clear it.
The fluid type you use to spray in the holes doesn't matter that much, as it is only to give the air a bit of weight to carry the junk out.
Can I do this with carb on car or do I need to remove it? Read something about do the same but turning carb upside down when blowing it out.
I’m gonna have to disagree on any voodoo additives.Try putting a healthy dose of carb medic in the fuel bowl and run it, you may just have some build up on the jets.
OP says he can two foot it to keep it running, car can run on the main jets if that is the case; most likely the culprit is some kind of minor obstruction in the idle circuit.Fixing the idle screws is one thing, but you need to clean the jets also, carb medic will help dissolve the residue left by old/bad gas. it is Not really voodoo. Dont expect it to make bad gas good again though, unless you like replacing push rods on stuck valves or worse.
The above is a word of warning to the OP. The gas is not likely bad enough yet to stick the valves but it can happen. I'd be siphoning out or draining the tank if it was not treated last fall/winter with Stabil or Seafoam and putting in fresh gas. Pulling and cleaning the tank is best as the alcohol has likely settled out and turned to gum and it will not dissolve easily once at that point.Dont expect it to make bad gas good again though, unless you like replacing push rods on stuck valves or worse.