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Old 05-25-2006, 09:27 AM
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bought a 1968 Mustang coupe with a 289 2 barrrel carb. The car was parked for about 3 years in the desert. It runs good at highway speeds but coming off a stop light and giving it a little gas it wants to "starve" for gas. If it is the carb. would a rebuild kit be in order or should I just change the whole carb. I want to leave it as a 2 barrel....no real need for a 4 barrel. thanks
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Old 05-25-2006, 10:05 AM
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bought a 1968 Mustang coupe with a 289 2 barrrel carb. The car was parked for about 3 years in the desert. It runs good at highway speeds but coming off a stop light and giving it a little gas it wants to "starve" for gas. If it is the carb. would a rebuild kit be in order or should I just change the whole carb. I want to leave it as a 2 barrel....no real need for a 4 barrel. thanks
You got kinda a double negative there, it starves for gas yet you dont want to put on a 4bbl. What is the CFM of your 2 bbl? If its 500 you should be ok, if its any smaller than that you will run into fuel starvation problems.
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Old 05-25-2006, 06:47 PM
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Fuel filter first if you have not done that already. While you have it off, turn it over and check the fuel pump for a good stream.
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I have a bunch of carb tech on my site... shameless plug....
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