Confusedcuda
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Okay guys', what do you think? I have a 67 Barracuda with a 340. (I have previous posts on subject) When I drive may car, It does great on hiway and around town when it first starts. When I go through some traffic and after it is driven a little and warmed up, it wants to stall at lights or stop signs,etc. So at first I thought Vapor lock(I have a 650 Eddie Thunder and Eddie RPM Mani)my only temp. gauge was my stock one, so the 1st thing I did was install a after market temp. gauge. I also bought a carb spacer and a new see through filter and fuel press. gauge. I installed the filter and pressure gauge and the temp. gauge. My car never went over 180 degrees, so I did not install the spacer. I then put a rebuild kit on the carb and installed a new fuel pump and new fuel lines from carb to fuel pump, blew out my fuel line from fuel pump to tank, took out my fuel sending unit(which is only about 4 years old) it looked great and looked in my tank, which also looked fine. I put in a hose from my hand pump and layed in bottom of tank and took out about a 1/4 gallon of fuel (looking for rust or debris) and it looked fine. After I have driven for a bit I noticed my fuel pressure is nothing, I also noticed that my fuel filter, is almost empty of fuel. When the car first starts up, it has 7+ lbs. of pressure, and filter is full. Also, I just started to notice a little color in the fuel that sits in the fuel filter a couple of days. When you start it up it goes away. So what do you think, should I install the carb spacer even though my engine temp is always 180 or less. I don't understand, why it only acts up when it is warm and going through lights or traffic, and drives great any other time. I know some have brought up the vapor returns, please explain. Any help is appreciated, Thanks!