What is your 'cruise' rpm? Around 3000? Few things you can check. fuel
pressure, and fuel bowl floats. Why don't you try to drive around the
neighborhood at the same cruise rpm. If you have the same problem, then
you've narrowed it down some more.
> 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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