Eric,
Since you talked about needles I assume you have the SU carbs. Check
your dash pot oil. If they have none or it is too thin the acceleration will
suffer. The oil slows the piston rise making the mixture richer on
acceleration.
Make sure your pistons move freely, you might need to pull the domes and
clean the domes and pistons to remove carbon. While the pistons are out check
the needles for shiny spots. Originally they have a satin finish and shiny
spots indicate wear.
keith
In a message dated 8/3/2005 5:27:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
ericerichoffman@yahoo.com writes:
Good day to everyone:
My car is a 67.5 1600 with a 2000 engine. I don't know what year engine, I
just know it's a 2000 engine.
Where is the serial number on the engine and how can I find out what year I
have?
I have noticed "uneven" or sometimes flat acceleration: it usually pulls
strong throughout the power band but sometimes doesn't. Say I'm at highway
speeds, sometimes I'll step on the gas and not much happens, I'll resume
sustained speed then maybe 15 seconds later the power returns.
Sounds like it may be time for a card rebuild? Someone suggested worn
needles, is this a classic symptom? Anything else I should check? How do I
know
if I have smog vs non smog carbs?
Eric Hoffman
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