73 Plymouth Duster
Well-Known Member
Hey guys so I'm having some fuel issues, at least that's what it seams like by the way it dies. Definitely not electrical.
So the car will run fine in park or neutral but in drive after driving a little while it would die if you weren't moving and in gear. It drives just fine if you were moving but at a light it would die if I didn't nurse it with the gas pedal or put it in neutral.
Initially we thought it was vapor locking in the lines but when it did it on a cold day we thought it could be carb ice (since I have a ram air hood scoop and big air filter) but I can't find any ice and it will still quit on a HOT day. Finally we suspected a sticking float and one day when it quit I pulled the side screw and fuel dumped out, so i bought a new valve and seat and I thought it fixed it for a while. However it'll stick so im at a loss to where to check next...
So the car will run fine in park or neutral but in drive after driving a little while it would die if you weren't moving and in gear. It drives just fine if you were moving but at a light it would die if I didn't nurse it with the gas pedal or put it in neutral.
Initially we thought it was vapor locking in the lines but when it did it on a cold day we thought it could be carb ice (since I have a ram air hood scoop and big air filter) but I can't find any ice and it will still quit on a HOT day. Finally we suspected a sticking float and one day when it quit I pulled the side screw and fuel dumped out, so i bought a new valve and seat and I thought it fixed it for a while. However it'll stick so im at a loss to where to check next...