NSTG8R

Hi everyone. Still a newbie, but I like all the things that I'm learning here on the site. Just recently bought a 1966, I-6 200, rebuilt 2bbl and you'd think that the gas mileage would be "not bad", right? Well, I'm getting around 10mpg... I'm also having problems with the engine bogging a lot whenI accelerate and sometimes she doesn'tstart (not the starter).. probably a bad carb? Help!

superdavid

Carb is definitely a place to start. Timing might also be an issue.

mySAVIOReigns

Carb and timing as mentioned above. Also check all your filters

67mustang302

What carb do you have? Didn't the 6ers come with a 1bbl and not a 2bbl?

mySAVIOReigns

yea the stock 6 came with an Autolite 1100.

Oh, you said you have a 2 bbl. Didn't catch that. Which one is it?

NSTG8R

Thanks for the replies guys! Umm.. yah, you are right. Its a 1bbl.. not 2.
Looks like I'm getting a new carb! I'll also check the timing and the filters. Gosh, I just love this site!

mySAVIOReigns

Why don't you just rebuild it? You may not need a new carb. Though, when I rebuilt mine, it turned out that it, in fact, was faulty, and I had to replace it.

You could get one from a parts store. I got a Holley 1946 rebuilt from Autozone and it bolted right on, and it took me 2 minutes. Ran great since.

LPlum

Hi there, I havethe same car, buthave not checked mileage recently but it's around 20 mpg. I upgraded the ignition to Pertronix. Sounds like it's time for a tune-up. As stated check timing, and vacuum advance, then carb.
Lowell

NSTG8R

2 minutes?? wow! That sounds great! Thank you!!!!!

Adrenolin

Does the car sound like it should? Smoke coming from the tailpipes? A bad spark plug could be the problem. This will cause the engine bogging issue as well.