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UPDATE: I installed a factory, round ignition coil, took it out around town for about 25 miles and it's running great. Only thing is my factory temp gauge is no longer working now, maybe I bumped a wire off, have to check over the weekend.
70 RR, 383, 30 over,Hemi Street Grind/purple shaft cam. Firecore distributor to convert to electronic ign. Started getting a miss under load, 2nd and 3rd. I pulled the coil wire from the Accel Super Coil and oil poured out, the coil is 6yrs old and the second Accel Super coil I've had on it...
UPDATE: I've blown out the fuel line and the gas tank vent lines all were clear. Adjusted timing (seems to like 10 degrees) Test drives= runs good but still doesn't like WOT in 4th (hesitates) had it out on 2 occasions, 12 miles around the neighborhood for about 40-45 minutes. Get home, letting...
Wow no kidding?!? Mine will run fine but the first sign is when I run it a little aggressive shifting into 3rd & 4th it'll hesitate then it stalls out within a few minutes. Did yours die out in time at idle btw?
Alright thanks! Now that I think back when John Wolf restored the OG sending unit he said he doesn't put a sock on when he restores a sending unit b/c they break down and disintegrate into the tank over time.
Ok thanks. So if it's pressure/vapor lock would priming the carb with gas allow it to start? I always thought you had to wait until it cooled down before it would start up when experiencing that.
Not sure on the tank age, car was restored in 85, I've had it since 2016. I put in a new OEM filter a couple years ago. I had the tank out in 2019 to replace the sending unit (John Wolfe rebuilt the OG unit) this is a problem that just started happening. Ok thanks, I'll get some fuel hose and...
70 RR 383, 4-spd, Edelbrock carb, Carter mechanical fuel pump. The car will idle fine and drive good for about 20 minutes and then it starts to hesitate and just stalls out. I'll check the carb and it's not getting gas, if I pour a little gas into the carb it starts back up (this is how I got it...