>My recently-purchased '77B has become quite a headache. I wouldn't
>try so hard to keep the thing on the road if it didn't look so good.
>
>Here's the progression of events:
>A few weeks ago the car started to run rough. It would occasionally
>misfire or suffer a loss of power when I would accelerate to highway
>speeds or to climb hills. This happened, by the way, the day after it
>passed Texas' safety & emissions inspection for the first time.
>
>The misfire and loss of power turned to horrible backfiring and
>sometimes flames out of the carb.
>
>The PO did a lot of modifications including: removing all emissions
>control equipment (I have no idea how it passed the test), installing
>a Weber Carb, and, a recent discovery, a contactless electronic
>ignition system.
>
>The car won't even start at this time. I replaced the distributor cap
>and rotor, and fixed the pickup on the contactless ignition system.
>The plugs are sparking and the engine is turning - it just won't fire
>up. The choke and throttle on the carb both check out.
>
>A strange happening: occasionally the carb spits fuel out of the air
>intake as the engine is being cranked.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Brian Wancho
>brian@whc.net
Shouldn't keep it from running but make sure you replace the spark plug
wires. The misfire under load sounds like bad wires for sure.
Allan Hovis
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