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289 Engine Dies

AADaddy

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On my C Code I have replaced the fuel pump, fuel lines, fuel filter and carb. All are Edelbrock components. Here's the issue. When I got the car running it idles really well. When I rev the engine it dies out when it idles down. Then it is very hard to restart the car. Thoughts? I spoke to Edelbrock and they said I need to adust the idle on the carb. Is is really that easy? Seems like there might be something else going on.
 

gt/csj4

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Westminster,CO
Rule of thumb I use for carbs for when the run rough and die like this is; vacuum test, check choke, and adjust air/fuel if needed. Start with the cheap easy stuff first then move down the list
 

green56

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289 dies

I had the same problem Check your Vac advance on your dist put a vac on the dist and see if the plate in side of Dist moves to much that is what I did needed to replace Dist runs fine now. Tom Wisconsin
 
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AADaddy

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Thanks for the info. Typical of many cars I've worked on over the years the problem seemed to resolve itself yesterday. When I got home I hit the key one time and it fired up and never died. I did adjust the screws on the carb to make it run a little more rich and it seems very happy. I still wonder if the distributor needs to be replaced. It is the original one for the engine I believe. If I start to have issues again I'll check the vac advance right away. At this point it's the only think I have not replaced. Now I just have to get the brakes back together and there will be one more GT/CS back on the road! There is a lot of white smoke coming out the tail pipes. Which could be a number of things. I need to get the car out and run it. It's spent a lot of time just sitting since 2006.
 

gt/csj4

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White smoke huh? Is it super bad? Or is it just a bit? I'd hate for your head gaskets to have gone... that would be a bummer!
 
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