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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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I recently had my carburetor rebuilt after my car stalled while driving. Now everytime I press on the gas petal the car stalls and almost dies. Any suggestions?

It's a 78 with a 350
 
Old Sep 10, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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More info needed,what carb? manual trans or auto?
Manual,vacuum or electric choke?
Motor stock or modded?
 
Old Sep 10, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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It's the original stock 350 with the stock carb and no mods yet. auto trans
 
Old Sep 10, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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bad accelerator pump or ignition advance is not working. could be choke but that should go away when the motor warms if its the choke not closing when cold.
 
Old Sep 10, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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Float level might be set too low also.
 
Old Sep 11, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by craby
bad accelerator pump or ignition advance is not working. could be choke but that should go away when the motor warms if its the choke not closing when cold.

Could be the choke closing when it's not supposed to also,pretty common with q-jets.
Who did the rebuild? might not be a good job.
 
Old Sep 11, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Cs78
I recently had my carburetor rebuilt after my car stalled while driving. Now everytime I press on the gas petal the car stalls and almost dies. Any suggestions?
Hmmmm....any chance the carb wasn't the culprit in the first place? Could be. Another possibility is your mechanical fuel pump might be bad. Is it leaking at all? A pump can be bad without leaking, but a leak is a sure sign.
 
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