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update on motor stumble

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65fastback2+2

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some of ya'll were helping me about a month ago with a stumble. Well, I got the carb rebuilt thinking maybe that was it, and it wasnt. So now I am gonna go with it is a ignition problem. It has a petronix electronic ignition with a flamethrower coil. Possible maybe water got in the coil or something???? Maybe new rotor and dizzy cap? Though I dont see those causing this big a problem. I already did new spark plugs and new fuel filters.....any ideas?????
 

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Have you done a plug reading to rule out fuel?

I doubt your coil has water in it unless the terminal corroded under the boot. For safety against that, its a good idea to put a dab of dielectric grease on all the plug/coil terminals. If your cap or rotor is all grown over, just scrape the crud off with something sharp and/or sand it to get by until you replace them.
 

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65fastback2+2 said:
some of ya'll were helping me about a month ago with a stumble. Well, I got the carb rebuilt thinking maybe that was it, and it wasnt. So now I am gonna go with it is a ignition problem. It has a petronix electronic ignition with a flamethrower coil. Possible maybe water got in the coil or something???? Maybe new rotor and dizzy cap? Though I dont see those causing this big a problem. I already did new spark plugs and new fuel filters.....any ideas?????
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when does it stumble, under what load.....etc. how bad? I've gone through so much crap trying to solve my stumble problem (which simply turned out to be a bad Demon carb), I'll bet I can offer some advice.

engine:
Carb:
base timing:
under what laod does it stumble:
what rpm:
will it do it at cruise too?:
will the stumble go as far as to stall the engine?
 

Jonstantine

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i dont think a carb rebuild would necessarily fix a carb related problem

it could still be out of tune for your car's setup
 
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