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  1. classicdreamer
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    for the past year or so my 38 ford has been choking on wide open throttle. It has a crate 350 sbc, unsure of the specs. Has a turbo 350 in it. It Falls on its face. Let off and it regathers itself. Pulls hard with a normal foot. PUZZLED!!!!
    Things done so far:
    Put in new mechanical fuel pump. Pump was reading before 2-6 lbs. new one at 6lbs.
    Replaced old accel dist with a summit ready to run and then to a msd ready to run. All vac advance.
    Replaced spark plug wires.
    Replaced spark plugs
    Replaced 1406 edelbrock carb with avs 650 edelbrock. Vacuum at 16lbs.
    Added inline fuel filter
    Blew out fuel line
    Checked inside tank and it’s clean, almost new.

    After replacing the carb, it performs drastically better that it did before with the old carb.

    Missing something....... please share thoughts.
     
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  2. classicdreamer
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    Also swapped out carb to a running Holley650 and it does the same shit.

    Found an unknown fuel filter on top of the tank that was clogged to shit and it Did the same.

    The fuel line is 3/8” hardline from front to back
     
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  3. TrailerTrashToo
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    Trash in the line between the fuel pump and the carb?

    In 1965, as a college dropout, I was pumping gas at the corner gas station (The "traditional" occupation for a college dropout). Our 1956 F-series pickup gave the same symptoms going up the big hill out side of town. We found a small chunk of fuel line rubber in the fuel line. It would settle to the bottom (fuel pump end). High flow rates would push the trash against the carb inlet.
     
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  4. If the pick-up in the tank has a "sock" strainer on it, it is likely clogged. It does sound like a fuel delivery problem. The tubing from tank to pump could also be clogged or pinched at some point.
     
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  5. oj
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    Can you describe what you mean by 'choking at WOT'? Is it as if you are driving along and slam the throttle only to have it fall on its face? If yes, does it start to pull? When this 'choking' is there any smoke out the tailpipe, backfire thru exhaust or carb? Is it strong otherwise, pulls hard thru the gears etc? Is it just goofy at WOT?
     
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  6. classicdreamer
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    Oj, if I am driving normal and then floor it at any speed it cuts out and falls on its face. Let off the gas and it recovers. Drives great normal up until you nail it
     
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  7. Nova Thug
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    Is your distributor clamp holding the distributor securely..? (Not trying to be funny here but a friend was having a problem with his car not reacting as he thought it should and it turned out the the distributor clamp was not doing it’s job..)
    What kind of rpm’s does the problem occur?
    Does it behave badly if you slowly build up to WOT vs mashing the go peddle from a standstill?
    Have you checked your floats?
    What diameter fuel line are you running?
    How is the fuel pickup situated in the tank..?
     
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  8. rjones35
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    It does sound like a carb tuning thing, if it'll recover if you let off a little, then keep going if you ease into it. Maybe squirters too big or small, too much accelerator pump shot, not enough, something along those lines.
     
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  9. oj
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    And, it does the same thing with more than 1 carb? The Edelbrock AVS being the better of the three? And if you come down on the throttle casual it'll pull hard? Its just when you throw your foot into it? When you thro your foot into it does it stumble and then goes? or do you have to back off on the throttle for it to recover?
    Sorry about so many questions.
     
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  10. If this is a Carter AVS carb, that means it has an Air Valve Secondary. Which is a good thing because it's quite easily adjustable. The secondary air valve is spring loaded, like on a Q-Jet, and just a easy to tune. The Carter AFB's use a counter-weighted secondary air valve, which usually works OK, but isn't quite as flexible.

    My guess is that the secondary air valve on the AVS is too loose and is opening too quickly. Look online for the procedure if you haven't done it before, like maybe on a Q-Jet, and try tightening up the tension spring a turn or half turn at a time and see if the bog improves. It's not "choking", it's actually going lean when the secondaries are cracked open because the air valve is opening too soon, before it can start pulling fuel thru the secondary main nozzles.

    As a rule, lighter cars with manual trans, or automatics with a loose converter and lower gears like a looser air valve adjustment. Heavier cars with a stock stall converter and higher axle ratios like a tighter air valve adjustment.
     
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  11. Bigchuck
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    Stick the fuel line from the pump to the tank in a gas can to bypass the fuel line and tank in car. See what happens.
    A few years back I was going nuts trying to make a small block Chevy run right for a guy. It was in an off topic project car that somebody else had rebuilt the engine in. How hard can that be, right? Well the answer is a pain in the ass!,
    I tried different known good carbs, distributors checked and rechecked everything till I was about to go nuts. I finally told the guy I was going to have check the chain timing and Bingo! Whoever put the engine together had it way off. Not sure how it ran at all but, after fixing that all was good.
     
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  12. Rah Rah Records
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    Sounds like vacuum problem to me. I'd check the vac hoses for leaks and make sure they're attached to the correct ports. My slant six did the same when I got it. PO had the vac advance running off the manifold port.
     
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  13. GordonC
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    Had a buddy who had the same problem in his 64 galaxy convertible. He was running the car with no air cleaner on it and every time he put his foot in it it sucked the under hood liner down onto the carb and it had the same symptoms as yours. If he pedaled it normally no problem. I saw it and told him to put an cleaner on it or get rid of the under hood liner. He put an air cleaner on it and it ran fine. Just saying...
     
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  14. Flathead Dave
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    I see the problem. Swap your 350 out for FORD power.
     
  15. F&J
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    If it was me after all that frustration, I'd hook the vac advance to a full manifold vac source, instead of ported source, and then set timing on the road by trial & error. Worth a try, as it's easy and zero$ costs to perhaps help diagnose it over the web.
     
  16. Baumi
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    I had the very same issue with my 355 SBC in a 34 Plymouth. I was running out of fuel and falling on it´s face over 4500 rpm. I also had a 3/8" line, but 2 elbow brass fittings were too small inside. Like 1/4" or so. I just drilled them to 8mm and the problem went away. It was hard to identify. Flooring it in 1st and 2nd was fine, but in 3rd at 4500 it just starved.... hope that helps!
     
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  17. F&J
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    well....he did say that it falls flat on a WOT instantly...so that eliminates a fuel delivery issue up to the carb itself.

    The fuel bowl cannot instantly get low if he hits it hard after just driving normal, right?

    Meaning that if it only bogged after he ran it fairly hard up a long hill, then jumped on it ..then yes it could be a delivery-to-carb issue.
    .
     
  18. classicdreamer
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    I hear you on swapping to a ford, would like to put a raptor motor in it.

    I am about to pull the line from the tank and put it in a hand held gas tank.

    The car runs the same with it without a air cleaner.
     
  19. classicdreamer
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    OJ, And, it does the same thing with more than 1 carb? Same issue 3 carbs, 2 edelbrock and 1 Holley

    The Edelbrock AVS being the better of the three? Avs feels better that the other 3

    And if you come down on the throttle casual it'll pull hard? Yes pulls strong casually driver.

    Its just when you throw your foot into it? It only falls on its face at WOT

    When you thro your foot into it does it stumble and then goes? or do you have to back off on the throttle for it to recover? I have to lift off the. Gas in order for it to recover. If I nail it again, same thing chokes.
     
  20. squirrel
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    Tell us about how you set the ignition timing

    Sent from my Trimline
     
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  21. Baumi
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    Maybe, maybe not. haha!

    Go Ford, if you want more problems that are even more expensive to fix, hahaaaha
     
  22. oj
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    How does the motor itself 'feel', does it feel weak when you mess with the throttle by hand? Like it should have more power than it has?
     
  23. bdynpnt
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    Could be weak spark too under load compression can blow out the spark if it's weak

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  24. classicdreamer
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    The motor feels stronger than it ever did in the 2 years I have owned it.
    I bought the car as a 4spd and converted it to auto. I don’t remember it falling on its face when the 4spd was in it.
     
  25. bdynpnt
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    Check your spark, when plugs and or wires start to go they miss on acceleration could be a weak coil or other ignition items

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  26. classicdreamer
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  28. oj
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    Cast iron head? and the spark plug is a ?
     
  29. Bill Rinaldi
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    What happens if you manually down shift when you go WOT? Any chance your down shift is not catching up to your throttle foot? Bill
     
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  30. 3340
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    Try with the fuel cap loose or off, sounds fuel related


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