Glenn, sounds very much like fuel starvation. Start with the fuel filter. Look
for kinks in the line. Make sure you have sufficient pressure at the carb.
Float level? John
Wake074@aol.com wrote:
> A new problem, this one really bad. Buick 215, Edelbrock carb, RV8 headers,
> Holley Electric pump, etc. The car idles fine, and will drive around my
> neigborhood without any problems. As soon as I get on a main road and go
> through the gears, and try to cruise in 4th, the car just sputters a couple
> of times and dies. I can usually drop into second pop the clutch, and get
> the car running again. I've checked the timing, and it is at 6 BTDC at idle.
> This is a new problem the car was running great. The only recent addition
> was the electric choke, but this is fully releasing when the car is warm.
> Any thoughts or suggestions. The car will restart and let me limp home as
> long as I drive very slowly. To me it is acting like it is running out of
> fuel at speed, does this make sense?
>
> On another note, tire rack came through on the wheels. Ordered Wednesday,
> came Friday morning, all balanced and mounted. They fit fine, with no
> interference problems. However the front tire rod ends are very very close
> to the inside of the rim. Still very usable. The only problem with the
> rear, is the center cap won't fit on the alloys because the hub retaining nut
> petrudes through the center of the wheel. Outside of that, they look great,
> especially with the Firestone Firehawk tires. A great purchase for 520
> including shipping. The wheels were 14x6, with a 38 mm offset. I used the
> original lugnuts.
>
> The new SO flew down from New York for a visit, and would like a ride this
> weekend. So far, I haven't come through. But on a positive note, she
> actually watched me time the engine and asked intelligent questions. Maybe
> I'll have to keep this one :-)
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> Glenn
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