Car starts, idles fine, dies when put in gear.

[Crs]

When the car is warmed up, and i put it in reverse it dies. After the 3rd try, i can manage to rev it a little in reverse and go for a ride and everything is fine. It seems that it only happens when the engine has cooled down. Any thoughts? I have a Summit 600 carb on my 289.

 

[Az Pete]

Sounds to me like you need to be sure your timing and carb settings are correct. That is normally fixed by normal tune up settings being restored.

 

[Crs]

thanks....i need to purchase a timing light and double check everything.

 

[ic237]

You got a dashpot?
Check your idle rpm. Too low and that might do it.
Carb/choke adjustment.
Or timing like it was said earlier.