Crud in the tank, intermittently covering the fuel pickup, perhaps?
Dana Scribner wrote:
> I have a problem that I hope someone can help me with.
>
> This happens within 1/2 mile of leaving my garge. We are dealing with a
> 2000, the carbs have new needles & nozzles & hoses, new gas filter, with
> a points sytem & Pertronix, old & new wires.
>
> I start the car and it is running great I pull out and 1st & 2nd gears
> top out at 4,000 rpm. No matter how hard I try I can not get any more
> power out of them. In 3rd gear it tops out a liitle higher but then I
> loose all power. It starts running like it is on 1 cylender. Have
> checked the float bowls and there is gas in them. My filters are see
> thru and I have gas before and after the pump.
>
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Dana S.
> 1969 2000
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