Thomas A. Strange wrote:
>
> Bollen wrote:
> >
> > Come on guys-this is a challenge. Car starts OK, idles smooth, plugs are
> > light brown/gray.Accelerates OK but misses at constant speed,
> > particularly uphill. Tonight I put my old plug wires back on,new
> > plugs,checked points gap,timing,dwell- SOB still does it. Sports coil,
> > new cap and rotor arm were on there before the rebuild and car was fine
> > then.
> > Stu
>
> Stu,
> I would typically want to blame the electric system, but ..... if
> youve been through the electrics & are sure its not there, then:
>
> This is a long shot (verrrry loooooooong),
>
> Try driving the car to the point it starts missing, then play with both
> the throttle & the choke, to see if any kind of adjustment might make
> the miss go away, or get less severe.
> I missed the first part of this but, if you have been through a
> rebuild, its possible you may have developed a minor carb problem just
> from letting them sit & dry out, you may not be feeding fuel properly at
> all speeds. This may be true especially if you get the miss at higher
> speeds, but not (or less so) in town.
> If this is the case, a can of carb cleaner might do the job for you.
>
> Hope its this simple. Good luck.
>
> Tom Strange, Classic Autosports Ltd., Appleton, Wi., 920-733-5013
Tom, in a way you are correct. My gas tank was nearly empty all winter.
After changing the condenser and points the car ran better but still
rough. I filled it with gas and right away it ran OK.
Thanks, Stu
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