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Maybe it's just the normal slowing down a stock wimpy engine experiences when it climbs a hill.
Quote from: Bruce on March 16, 2009, 10:18:56 PMMaybe it's just the normal slowing down a stock wimpy engine experiences when it climbs a hill. is it firing on all cylinders?
a highend fuel pump is needed.
I am hoping that the loss of power was do to a faulty throttle cable.I was out driving around then my accelerarter bottomed out.I thought it broke but found it just unhooked from the pedal but noticed that it is down to one strand of wire,I'm thinkin' that I was losing the length of the cable because it was unwinding everytime I throttled thus losing acceleration at the carb.I'll let you know if anything changes.I can only hope it is something as simple as this !
Quote from: krammit on March 22, 2009, 08:48:58 PMI am hoping that the loss of power was do to a faulty throttle cable.I was out driving around then my accelerarter bottomed out.I thought it broke but found it just unhooked from the pedal but noticed that it is down to one strand of wire,I'm thinkin' that I was losing the length of the cable because it was unwinding everytime I throttled thus losing acceleration at the carb.I'll let you know if anything changes.I can only hope it is something as simple as this !sweet!change the cable, adjust the screw on/for the stepped idle cam correctly, make sure your choke is set properly & opening fully, check for wot...and let us know how it goes!!also, have a good look at the old cable and why it's ruined and how it was damaged. was it chafing on something causing premature wear or was it just old & worn?
well I changed the cable!! I tell you this was know easy feat.It took me about 2 1/2 han housing ours.I could get the cable up the tube but I had nothing but heartache trying to get it thru the fan housing.It would keep get jammed in between firewall and the shroud.After getting it all hooked up I noticed that the adjusting screw on the right side of the carb(the shaft that goes thru the carb to the throttle connection) hits against the alternator(generator)and prevents it from going to a full throttle position.Has anyone ever had this problem,if so how did you fix it.The only thing I can think is to grind away part of the generator housing to give it room.
Egspot, you wanna hear something stupid!!!!when I was doing the grinding,I was yakking with my buddy next door. I remembered after I had drove the car a couple of blocks and all this heartache started. I don't remember taking out the small piece of scott towel I had put in the manifold to prevent grindings going in the motor.I have a bad feeling that the paper may have been sucked down to the heads,hopefully not pass the valves.I haven't had a chance to take the manifold off yet(due to the weather)but this will my be my first look.I'll keep you informed.You don't know how dumb I feel
I went back to basics like you said and found that the coil wasn't giving a spark.I have a new coil now, just waiting for good weather to put it in.I didn't think that a coil could stop so quickly but apperently they do.I'll let you know how it goes.
I changed the coil and I still don't have any spark,I do have power going into the coil though.The next thing to try will be the coil wire.I just don't get how I could drive 2 or 3 blocks and then all of a sudden have no power from the coil.I'm no mechanic but it just seems weird.Can a coil wire just stop working?I'll let you know if the coil wire helps, if not I don't know where to go from there.Maybe a few suggestions could help.Later!!!