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Car almost keeps dieing need help - 1/4/2007 5:58:52 PM

The stang II

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Well my car almost dies on me when i'm driving. When I start it, it wants to immediately die. Then it takes at leas 12 minutes to make it a stable rpm. By stable, i mean staying at 1300 rpm for 3 seconds then almost dieing again. It only started yesterday. I was driving home and with out any hint or dieing so yea. I changed the fuel filter and it still does it.

Remember my car is carbureated. Well today I was diving home and had to put it in neautral and rev a 2 grand rpm to keep it from not dieing the put it in gear.

It just started and with out any hints 2 days ago or even in the morning yesterday. WTF!!

I think it has something to do with the carburetor. Crud from my gas tank, got into the fuel filter and I think went into the carb. But idk why else it would do that. And I was on the freeway and going 50 and my car is fine. Just anything below 2 grand it suks. But idk how reliable it is for more than 10 seconds on the freeway.

Any helpwould be nescasary. THANK YOU!

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RE: Car almost keeps dieing need help - 1/4/2007 6:20:20 PM

atomsk680

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well, if you think it might be your fuel filter, i suggest getting a new filter and trying that out

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RE: Car almost keeps dieing need help - 1/4/2007 7:32:06 PM

Blue coyote

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Check the adjustment on the choke. My wife's 81 sometimes does the same thing when the high-idle cam loosens off...

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RE: Car almost keeps dieing need help - 1/4/2007 8:13:27 PM

gwb16

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Try the modulator valve. I had the same thing going on with a 67 Mercury Cougar, years ago. After filter changes and carb adjustments/rebuild, someone finally told me to try the Modulator Valve - problem solved! And it wasn't that expensive either.......

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RE: Car almost keeps dieing need help - 1/4/2007 8:33:31 PM

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if your tanks rusting out maybe i can find the info from where i had mine coated. they did it inside and out then baked it and gave er a lifetime warranty. no more of that "can the owner of the white pinto please come outside, your car is leaking gas" while i'm trying to enjoy my meal at a nice steak house!!!!

i had just filled my tank for the first time in months too...... musta overloaded the rust with the extra weight

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RE: Car almost keeps dieing need help - 1/5/2007 2:17:20 AM

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Yea everyone thinks our cars are pintos haha. But o well, i'll check the modulator valve, and we took a gas tank outa a 74 stang and hopefully it will work.. Thanks for the replies.

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-Rebuilt 302
-Hooker Super Competition headers w/ flowmaster 10 series muffs
-Edelbrock Intake Manifold
-4 bbl Holley carb

Fastest 1/8th mile: 8.8

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RE: Car almost keeps dieing need help - 1/5/2007 10:37:20 AM

my77stang

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wait wasnt there something different about the 74's? or maybe it was a hatchback and a coupe were different......... something about gas tank stuff (i know the cap was lower on the rear fender in 74 but thats not what im trying to remember)

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RE: Car almost keeps dieing need help - 1/6/2007 3:10:47 AM

The stang II

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Not sure, but it will work. I love my II and won't sell it for my whole life.

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-Rebuilt 302
-Hooker Super Competition headers w/ flowmaster 10 series muffs
-Edelbrock Intake Manifold
-4 bbl Holley carb

Fastest 1/8th mile: 8.8

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RE: Car almost keeps dieing need help - 1/6/2007 3:25:54 AM

Colorado_Mustang

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The '74 is the only year that didn't come with a V8. And the inner fenders are formed such that a V8 won't fit without cutting them.

I had a decent '74 Deuce and a junked '78 with a V8. Wound up with a '78 4-cylinder auto somehow (traded the '78 V8 for a painjob on the 4-banger...bad trade, me thinks).

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