<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br>For starters I would check gas filter, air filters, ignition wires, distributor cap and rotor and fuel mixture by lifting each carb piston slightly while the car is idling. You may have a bad ignition wire that is shorting to ground. If you can run the car in the dark, race the engine slightly and look for arching / sparking between wires or to the engine block. <br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jun 7, 2018, at 4:58 AM, daybell7--- via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div data-externalstyle="false" dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Calibri', 'Segoe UI', 'Meiryo', 'Microsoft YaHei UI', 'Microsoft JhengHei UI', 'Malgun Gothic', 'sans-serif';font-size:12pt;"><div>My ‘72 B hesitates when I accelerate, especially when I initially press the pedal. I switched to a 20w dashpot oil, but no change. I’ve used carb cleaner on the pistons and cleaned the jets.</div><div><br></div><div>I could tolerate the hesitation upon initial hesitation, but the car misses once on the highway at high speed. If I back-off the acceleration slightly, the engine will catch.</div><div><br></div><div>I bought the car 10 years ago but never rebuilt the HIF carbs. I don’t use it regularly and haven’t had the problem until recently. Besides the pistons not responding properly, I thought maybe it’s fuel flow or a float sticking?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for help in advance.</div><div>Steve Hughes</div><div>Gainesville, FL<br></div><div data-signatureblock="true"><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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