Car dies when i put it in reverse!

Crs · Sep 24, 2005

My 68 Stang has a problem starting. Yesterday it wouldn't start ( just kept cranking) until i put some starting fluid in the carb (750 holley vac sec). I warmed it up for 5 minutes, then when i put it in reverse(C4) it completely died. I tried to start it up, but all it did was kept cranking. Any ideas?

Capt Dan · Sep 24, 2005

Fuel pump?

Crs · Sep 24, 2005

I was thinking about the fuel pump, after i put the quick start i warmed it up for 5 minutes then the car died. I have a holley fuel pump(mechanical). I'll try to change the fuel filter also.

Cobain03 · Sep 24, 2005

mine was doing something similar. it wasnt getting fuel. i ended up changing the fuel line, new fuel hoses and fidiling with the carb. NO luck!

in the end, it was a loose wire on the coil. you could see some spark coming from underneath the nut lol.

Crs · Sep 24, 2005

I'll try to rule out the simple stuff that are often overlooked. For some reason ,when i dont drive my car for about a month or so, it's very hard to start. Is that normal or is my carb the culprit?

68 Coop · Sep 25, 2005

Gravity will eventually drain the line. How does the timing look???

Crs · Sep 25, 2005

10 btdc, Total 36. My problems began about 2 months ago when i took the car out. Shortly after warming it up the car died on me when i came to a stop. Now, i cant even put it in gear.

cas69aus19 · Sep 26, 2005

have you had any luck with getting it to run any better?..

Crs · Sep 26, 2005

I can get the car started(only with starting fluid), but after i warm it up for a couple minutes, it dies when i put it in reverse.

cas69aus19 · Sep 26, 2005

just a theory, on the c6's we have here at work they have a push in style trans filter. We had a problem on one of them that was similiar to yours, and it turned out that the filter was loose and it was builing line pressure until it was put in gear. Where it would lose pressure and suck air causing the truck to die. It stumped us for several days.. We finally ordered new shift solenoids and discovered the filter the way it was. Just a thought for you to try. I am not exactly sure what kind of filter the c4 has but if it is similiar to the c6 you could give it a shot.

Crs · Sep 26, 2005

I will look into that because right now i am running out of ideas.

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