pacuda59
pacuda59
Let me start by saying I'm not a mechanic. Up till this point, my passion has been woodworking.
I learned to drive on a 65 Dart, /6, three on the tree. The car was parked outside most of the winter and had over 150K before the speedometer broke. I never had a problem starting the car or did it ever need an extended warm-up.
Thirty two years later I buy the 69 Barracuda, /6, auto. It takes about a minute to get it started and then it needs to warm up for about 5 minutes before I can drive it without stalling, particularly in reverse. The seller claimed it had recently been tuned and it looks like it, new distributor cap, gas filter, plugs, wires...etc.
What should I be focusing on to get this old girl to start up and run smoothly?
I learned to drive on a 65 Dart, /6, three on the tree. The car was parked outside most of the winter and had over 150K before the speedometer broke. I never had a problem starting the car or did it ever need an extended warm-up.
Thirty two years later I buy the 69 Barracuda, /6, auto. It takes about a minute to get it started and then it needs to warm up for about 5 minutes before I can drive it without stalling, particularly in reverse. The seller claimed it had recently been tuned and it looks like it, new distributor cap, gas filter, plugs, wires...etc.
What should I be focusing on to get this old girl to start up and run smoothly?