[DeTomaso] problems with engine shutting down

[Mike Drew]

Clarke,

Most people will assume that you have a Holley carb. Do you still have the stock carb? Because that sounds like standard behavior on a 40 year old stock carb which was never very good when new and is now about 35 years past its prime. 

Do tell?

Mike

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On May 29, 2015, at 15:23, "clarkewilma" <cwhamm at frontier.com> wrote:

>   Thanks for all the input. I was headed up to Napa to buy an ignition
>   coil and though I would do a test of all of what is going on. Started
>   up fine. Choke was on. About 1500rpm. Backed out. Let it run for about
>   a minute. Tapped on the throttle and choke went off and we are off. 60
>   degrees F outside. No problems until it gets nice and warm. Put it in
>   neutral and was coasting down a hill with no braking and in about 10
>   seconds it dies. Stop and it starts perfect. It will run good for about
>   20 seconds and it starts to die if I feather the gas I can keep it
>   running. Clear it and we are fine. If I let it die it starts up fine.
>   Here is what might tell you guys what is wrong. If I drive in first at
>   3k steady it bucks some and once in a while it will pop. Between 30 and
>   40 in 2^nd and 3^rd it bucks some.  It will accelerate fine. Runs fine
>   at high speed. Any time now at an idle eventually it will die after it
>   is warmed up.
> 
>   Clarke Hamm 7350
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