Just rebuilt my carb because I thought that's what was causing my problem. It started a couple weeks ago, I was on the way home, I had driven about a mile and the car sputtered, backfired and died. I ended up pushing it home. I rebuilt the carb, thought it was gunned up or the float was stuck. Turns out even after it's still doing it. It turns over, will start for a few seconds then die. Even if I give it gas. I have a 70 Mav with a 200 inline 6 and a Carter YF Carburetor. It has fresh sparks plugs, new distributor, points/condensers, fuel filters (in line before fuel pump and on carb). The fuel pump is pumping gas to the carb. The carb is tuned properly as it was when I was driving it daily. I've tried adjusting the idle and air/fuel but it didn't help.
Yes...coils can be funny....sometimes they will quit firing when they are heated but once cooled they will fire again
Do you have a see thru fuel filter? Is the fuel filter full when it shuts off? My 70 model i-6 200 will shut off some times on corning. When it shuts off , does your accelerator pump squirt fuel into the carb , while working the throttle linkage?
The filter before the pump is clear, the one on the carb is not. I honestly have no idea about your other questions. I'm not much of a mechanic. Teaching myself as I go.
After rebuilding a carburetor ,you should install it ,and check for the fuel squirting into the carb venturi. No squirt and you will have problems. Check your carb build sheet and look for accelerator pump.
After rebuilding a carburetor ,you should install it ,and check for the fuel squirting into the carb venturi. No squirt and you will have problems. Check your carb build sheet and look for accelerator pump.
My Mustang did this once when the distributor drive gear pin sheared. It allowed the gear to rotate slightly before binding up on the shaft, but it was enough to make the car backfire and run lousy. This is when I decided high pressure/volume oil pumps were not necessary for a SBF.
