[DeTomaso] New Pantera owner on Long Island

[LEVITT1946 at aol.com]

Hello All,
I am the new owner of the 1972 Detomaso Pantera That Boyd was talking about  
yesterday. The holley 750 (3 yrs old) that is on the car had the choke wired  
open and held in place .The car has been running extremely rich since I  
purchased the car. I went to my local speed shop and purchased a holley matching  
electric choke. I wired the hot wire to a 12v ignition controlled wire. Ground  
wire connected to the carb itself.At ice cold start I turn the key on 
....pump  gas once and hear the choke engage.Then I turn the key and she starts up 
....low  idle and will flutter out unless i control the gas peddle myself to 
keep her  running. I have also tried readjusting the four tiny screws at the four 
corners  of fabulous holley carb.I have backed each screw all the way in and 
then back  out 1.5 turns .I have then adjusted each screw for highest RPM. The 
car feels  like she is missing or tugging and I know its the carb. When i 
shut her down she  sometimes blows a flame out the tailpipes. Any ideas? Blown or 
wrong power  valves installed? Stuck float levels? 
All of this seemed to start right after I installed the electric choke. Car  
was running rich before the choke by the way . Fuel pressure is at 7. vacuum  
approx 13. Mallory electronic ignition. Plugs are dark with less than 1000  
miles on them  
Robert    
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