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My 85 carb stop working i had it jumped it's not the battery it has gas I was driving it and it died on me I had to get it towed does anybody know what could be the problem ?
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That's also happend to me bro but my carb back fierd on me after that didn't turn on

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Blown power valve in the carb, bad fuel pump, clogged fuel filter, bad ignition module, car is out of gas, there was a lunar eclipse, etc...

The possibilities are endless. Check for fuel and spark, go from there. [Smile]

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not to familiar with carb..but maybe a vacuum line blew off?

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like johnb said.. it could be alot of stuff... my 83gt lost a acc pump in the carb before...it would idle but not run under load... norrow it down a bit then let us know... check for spark then fuel..

[ November 21, 2009, 06:08 AM: Message edited by: warhorse58gt ]

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