Yet again, I am asking a question regarding my 63 Lark.
It has a 259 V8 with the two barrel carb. Auto transmission. All factory.
So, what happens is, I start the car, it runs and idles fine. Then when I put the car into gear, and take off, about 60% of the time when I come back down to a stop, the idle is so low that the car shakes and sputters. Unless I baby it from a stop, it will flood. After it does that, it will miss while driving at highway speeds. If I cut the engine and re-start, it idles and runs fine again until I stop and go for a while. I have also recently found that if I quick-rev the engine by pushing the foot-feed all the way to the floor,(in park or neutral of course) the idle will pick back up... for a while. Could this be an automatic choke issue? Or something as simple as an Idle speed adjustment? I looked at the carb while it was running and fiddled with it, and of course, it didn't give me any trouble while I was looking at it, go figure. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!
1963 Lark Custom, 259 V8, TT, 4 doors, 2 tone paint. Driven often, always noticed. Man I love this car!!
It has a 259 V8 with the two barrel carb. Auto transmission. All factory.
So, what happens is, I start the car, it runs and idles fine. Then when I put the car into gear, and take off, about 60% of the time when I come back down to a stop, the idle is so low that the car shakes and sputters. Unless I baby it from a stop, it will flood. After it does that, it will miss while driving at highway speeds. If I cut the engine and re-start, it idles and runs fine again until I stop and go for a while. I have also recently found that if I quick-rev the engine by pushing the foot-feed all the way to the floor,(in park or neutral of course) the idle will pick back up... for a while. Could this be an automatic choke issue? Or something as simple as an Idle speed adjustment? I looked at the carb while it was running and fiddled with it, and of course, it didn't give me any trouble while I was looking at it, go figure. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!
1963 Lark Custom, 259 V8, TT, 4 doors, 2 tone paint. Driven often, always noticed. Man I love this car!!
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