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Mar 23, 2005 | 06:14 PM

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retrogod1

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I have good vacuum every where but i do have a leak. I put my hand over the choke and it reved high

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Mar 23, 2005 | 07:10 PM

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my girlfriends father thinks it might be under the carb. so i'll take it off i guess and check the gasket and make sure it sits right on the intake.

Mar 23, 2005 | 07:33 PM

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may be the intake gasket set if the carb gasket thing doesn't take care of it.

Mar 23, 2005 | 08:26 PM

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maybe, one thing at a time. I just took off the street advenger and set my old carb in there, but its only temp. cause i'm sure it needs to be rebuilt. But that wont get done till friday cause i'm broke till then.

Mar 24, 2005 | 02:50 AM

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I know it seems like a pain, but everytime I pull the carb after I've ran the motor, I replace the gasket. It's cheap insurance.

Patrick

Aug 25, 2005 | 12:06 PM

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Retro,

Did you ever solve your vacuum problem? I'm having a similar problem right now...pretty sure I have a vacuum leak, but can't find the source.

Thanks.

Aug 25, 2005 | 12:57 PM

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i know you replaced the fuel pump and carb but if it dying under load still sounds like a fuel problem either the carb isnt adjusted properly or you have a bad new fuel pump if you have access to a fuel pressure gauge i would test the pressure . what type carb did you get

Aug 25, 2005 | 05:20 PM

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Almost_A_Merc

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I don't think it's the converter

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Originally Posted by redhawkssh44

It sounds like your tourque converter is staying locked, you should have it tested. I had a simular problem on an 85 Olds Calais. It was a vacumn actuated overdrive problem. It wouldn't let the tourque converter unlock so when I put it into gear it would die.

This vintage of Ford didn't use a locking torque converter...

David

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Aug 26, 2005 | 09:22 AM

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ranger240

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Almost_A_Merc

This vintage of Ford didn't use a locking torque converter...

David

exactly, but what if it IS locking? old parts gather years of debris and gunk that jam stuff up when it isn't supposed to. I also don't know much about torque converters, or tranny's, so take my post for what it's worth.