Engine Stalls... - Page 3

**COPO** · #21 10-02-2005, 05:48 PM

How about replacing the carb with one you know runs well to help to isolate the problem.

**WILMASBOYL78** · #22 10-02-2005, 06:17 PM

Changing the carb is an option I considered. Just trying to avoid doing all that plumbing!!! Will try increasing float level today, if that doesn't work, then another carb...

wilma

Verne_Frantz · #23 10-03-2005, 04:00 AM

Sheeeesh, raise the floats, lower the floats, raise the floats, lower the floats...........
I'm tired. You could raise OR lower those floats all day long off stock setting and you probably wouldn't notice any differnce in the way the engine ran. If you have a hard time setting them to stock setting, that's an indication they're sinking, otherwise just set 'em stock.
Then go back and run that vacuum test. Does it idle ok with your foot off the brake???? So far you've only said the car runs bad when you step on the brake............

just trying to help

Belair62 · #24 10-03-2005, 06:07 AM

Simmer down you old fart...you only know them damn AFB's anyway !!

Verne_Frantz · #25 10-03-2005, 05:04 PM

Guilty on both counts!

**WILMASBOYL78** · #26 10-03-2005, 05:27 PM

You guys are great! Thanks for all the helpful ideas. Why don't we all get together some nite in my shop and just play with this carb until we get it to work?? I'll buy the beer!!

wilma

ps. I gave into golf and sunshine on Sunday and left the car cover on L78. Maybe tomorrow nite I will dive in again..

**SamLBInj** · #27 10-03-2005, 05:53 PM

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Experiencing a stalling problem with one of the L78 4spd cars. Car stalls when you brake for a stop, but starts right again up when you hit the key. Runs fine down the road but feels a little funy when you hit the brakes. Any comments...

wilma

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Maybe this is the problem, Got to push that clutch in

http://www.whtc.com/Shared/Auto/tuto...earnstick.html

**WILMASBOYL78** · #28 10-04-2005, 07:44 AM

Now why didn't I think of that??

wilma

**WILMASBOYL78** · #29 10-24-2005, 08:02 AM

Got an email with some info from the 2nd owner of the car. He had he same problem and was convinced it was electrical in nature. The car acted this way on a number of occasions when I first got it. I have sinced changed the carb to a #'s unit for originality. And it still does the same thing, but it seems worse. I am really starting to think there is some wire that is pinched on braking, or .....??? went for a ride tonite and it screams down the road, but come to quick stop and.....that's it! I plan on jacking up the car and checking all wires near the back of engine, harness, etc.

wilma

**Xplantdad** · #30 10-24-2005, 08:06 AM

How about the fusible link? My Nova had the wire short out after some chafing. Did the same thing that you described...until it shorted out and blew the fuse!

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