66 dies when stopping
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The RPM's are dropping too low when de-celerating, which is why the engine is sputtering...then dying.
What Ford did to compensate for this, was by using a dashpot on the carb linkage. It's adjustable, so once it's set at a certain RPM, the RPM's will not drop off when the carb linkage comes in contact with it.
If your carb has one...it may be defective. At the end of the dashpot where it contacts the carb linkage is a rubber boot...inside that is a coil spring. If the coil spring breaks, the dashpot no longer functions.
You can test the dashpot by pressing on the end of it...if it springs back, it's OK.
Or...if your carb has a dashpot, it may not be adjusted correctly.
btw: What Falcon V8 came with a Holley carburetor? None.
What Ford did to compensate for this, was by using a dashpot on the carb linkage. It's adjustable, so once it's set at a certain RPM, the RPM's will not drop off when the carb linkage comes in contact with it.
If your carb has one...it may be defective. At the end of the dashpot where it contacts the carb linkage is a rubber boot...inside that is a coil spring. If the coil spring breaks, the dashpot no longer functions.
You can test the dashpot by pressing on the end of it...if it springs back, it's OK.
Or...if your carb has a dashpot, it may not be adjusted correctly.
btw: What Falcon V8 came with a Holley carburetor? None.
You just gave a piece of misinformation...
Please do not take this personal but goes to show a person is not right 100% of the time.
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yeah its oil filled. and so is the new one. ill try to mount it vertically aray from the engine. dutch the only ground on the coil goes to the mallory unilite dizzy im running? am i missing a wire?
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no you are not missing a wire. the coils have a body ground also.when mounted directly to the engine it is not an issue. if the fenderwall is grounded properly to the engine you should not have to ground it. i burnt out two coils before i finally figured out (a mechanic enlightened me) that the fender was not grounded well enough and they were overheating and burning out. Dutch
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