My 67 cougar was in storage for 9 months during the winter time (while i was away at school). I drove it home from the storage place a few weeks ago, and have driven it around the block a few times since then. Today, i drove it to work (about a 15 mile roundtrip drive). It ran absolutely horribly. Its got fresh 91 octane gas in it, but it seems like the carb is just dumping fuel...i used about a quarter tank of gas, Its smoking quite a bit (gray, gasoline burning smoke), and its making a popping sound when i accelerate (it never was fast, but its like a slug now). Tried messing with the idle fuel mixture screws at work...didn't change much. Any ideas? Could this just be because it hasn't been driven in a while? The car has a holley 4 barrel 600CFM carb (probably is too big for the 289) Any help/advice/suggestions are appreciated...i'd like to get it figured out so I can drive it around town this weekend without making everyone wheeze with exhaust
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