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ok heres the problem when i first start my car i have to hold the gas for a min or so. then it will idle after i let off but it idles rough. After it warms up it smooths out.seems to still be a slit miss thoo. now when it is idling if i rev it you can barly hear it hesitate. have to listen real close to hear it. now when i get it on the street she drives fine but when i accell hard from a stop she spudders and dies
also if i accell hard while moving she spuders for a sec or to then picks up. if i power brake she will burn the meat off rims lol but when i let off she dies. i have re droped the dis. tons of times to make sure i had it right and i do droped it at 0 tdc pointing at #1 also tried what chiltons man. said that was to set it tdc then move it to my timing mark 10 btdc then line up the stator in the dis. and piont at #1 so i know its not the timing.


Note: no backfiring has been noticed
 

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taker73044 said:
ok heres the problem when i first start my car i have to hold the gas for a min or so. then it will idle after i let off but it idles rough. After it warms up it smooths out.seems to still be a slit miss thoo. now when it is idling if i rev it you can barly hear it hesitate. have to listen real close to hear it. now when i get it on the street she drives fine but when i accell hard from a stop she spudders and dies
also if i accell hard while moving she spuders for a sec or to then picks up. if i power brake she will burn the meat off rims lol but when i let off she dies. i have re droped the dis. tons of times to make sure i had it right and i do droped it at 0 tdc pointing at #1 also tried what chiltons man. said that was to set it tdc then move it to my timing mark 10 btdc then line up the stator in the dis. and piont at #1 so i know its not the timing.


Note: no backfiring has been noticed
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have you pulled the plugs to see if your running to rich?
 
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yup even changed them. came out kind black powder like
 

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yup even changed them. came out kind black powder like
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cap and rotor? is the rotor dirty? if so clean it and put it back in or buy a new one.
 
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smells rich too.
 
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they r new and clean.
 

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dose it cut in and out like one of the grouds are lose.
 
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it has only been running for about 2 months so the milage is less than 300. its has been doing this from day one even got rid of the brock and put a holley on it in hopes to fix it.
 
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no not that i have noticed
 

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was the carb used? dose it have a elec choke on it?

also stupid question...what size air filter you have on it?- yeah i know stupid question.
 
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the carb is rebuilt and is man. choke
 

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the carb is rebuilt and is man. choke
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what it idle at? tried adjusting your idle a little higher.
 
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got the elderbrock proflo on it for air filter . not a stupid question air filter makes a big diferance lol.
 
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she idles at 1200
 

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got the elderbrock proflo on it for air filter . not a stupid question air filter makes a big diferance lol.
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is the car with you right now? if your able go pull the air filter off real quick and start it up...see if it is just getting starved for air. sounds to me liek to much gas is getting dumped into the cylinders.
 
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brb got to go get wife at work.
 

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she idles at 1200
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maybe knock it down to 1,000 and see how the throttle response is from there when you get on it....im starting to run out of ideas lol
 
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knocked it to 1000 still same even with no air cleaner
 

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whats timming set at?
 
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right now she is timed at 30 btdc seems to run the best there
 
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