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The PO of my 67 put a Holley double pumper (750cfm I believe) carb atop the 289. When starting it, the car will run for about 10 seconds and die. I've been told too rich a fuel mixture will do this and the easiest fix here is to put a 600cfm or smaller carb on the 289 (I have a rebuilt Holley 600 lying around). More than one person was taken aback by a double pumper on a 289...
When the car was running, it was emitting quite a lot of smoke. This was something I specifically looked for when I bought the car and there was none. The PO didn't have much trouble getting it to idle but then again it was 30 degrees cooler back then and the car has been sitting for a month now.
Think the smoke is likely a combo of too much gas and a change in temperature? All that has changed since I saw the car running last is a new gas tank, gas, oil and filter change will a little Marvel Mystery Oil thrown in.
All thoughts welcome!
-Aaron
Houston, TX - 67 Fastback in restoration. A-code, C-4, 9" Traction-Loc rear.
"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe" - Carl Sagan
When the car was running, it was emitting quite a lot of smoke. This was something I specifically looked for when I bought the car and there was none. The PO didn't have much trouble getting it to idle but then again it was 30 degrees cooler back then and the car has been sitting for a month now.
Think the smoke is likely a combo of too much gas and a change in temperature? All that has changed since I saw the car running last is a new gas tank, gas, oil and filter change will a little Marvel Mystery Oil thrown in.
All thoughts welcome!
-Aaron
Houston, TX - 67 Fastback in restoration. A-code, C-4, 9" Traction-Loc rear.
"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe" - Carl Sagan