My 1967 mustang has what i believe to be a carb problem. When I start it up, if I let off the gas..the engine dies. If i give it too much gas...the engine stops making any sound at all and only revives itself if I let off quickly. If I keep the gas down too much for too long, it just dies.

Almost everybody I've asked has said that's the carb and it needs a rebuild. How do I go about doing this? (I know the rebuild kits are cheap) This is my high school project, and I my dad doesnt know anything about cars. I want to get my mustang back on the road and will be posting in here a lot more. Thanks.

 

Tell us more about your 200 ci

 

I assume you have tried to adjust the idle fuel screw already. What happened?

 

I know when my 65 was an I6 back in high school (its been converted to a V8) , my Dad and I could not get it to run right with any carb we rebuilt and went through several of the remanufactured units from the auto parts store. It never ran very good. We ended up buying a brand new 1 bbl autolite carb and that was the best thing we ever did for the 200. It ran perfect after that, until the engine gave up and needed to be rebuilt.

 

wat would be the best 1bbl to buy and from where i hear the pony carbs are excellent but also expensive

 

True and true. However, the Autolite™ 1100 is an easy rebuild, if you can remove and install it, you can rebuild it. The trick is to get it clean as new, don't be afraid to hose out the internal passages with carb cleaner. Be afraid of getting cleaner in your eyes, though…

 

The autolite 1100 is what I had and those remanufactured ones and the ones we rebuilt never ran right. Most of the time they would either flood out all the time or vapor lock.

I got my 1 bbl autolite form a place in Woodstock NY I believe. I can't remember the name at the moment. I think we paid about 300 bucks for ours about 10 or so years ago. It ran trouble free for several years until we had the engine problems.

Those Pony Carbs look nice but a bit pricey.

I think as long as you get a brand new one you shouldn't have many problems.

Here is one thats not quite as expensive.

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/ite...asp?T1=C65A+01

 

Pony also has a completely new style, not rebuilt 1100 that is "aspirated" (probably the wrong term) that is supposed to make the 6 run better. I would love to try one but it's out of my budget. Damn kids want food, clothes and to go to college.

 

Whole reason I went 2bbl. I couldn't find a replacement 1bbl for the right price.

 

I don't know what to tell you about the 200ci. It's just the basic inline six. The carb is an autolite. The guy I bought it from told me he had a shop rebuild it, but she didn't run right from the day I bought her. I mean, in his driveway she ran just fine *wink wink* but as soon as she was trailered to my house she stopped running. I drove her up my street once and she has sat idle ever since.

The screw, lots of people told me about that. that's the springy little spring on the right hand side, correct? I played with it a little but had no idea what turning it either way did to affect it.