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i was driving down highway 4 coming up on traffic so i down shifted and got back on the gas and car shut off and hasn't started since i redid timing and changed timing chain even tho it wasn't needed it but did it anyway once the car start it idles fine for a min and then it starts to idle rough and wants to cut off unless i continue to hit the gas.

its a carb'd 302 in my 79 coupe.

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is it the original 2 barrel or a 4 barrel?

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no its a 308 out of my 68 the engine its a crate motor. about 800 miles on rebuild and only had 2,000 miles on it before that.
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Have you tried messing with the carb? Is the distributor holding the timing?

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Has to be your distributor.
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I'm not sure I figured it was the carb the distributor seems fine but ill try that to check off all the possibilities
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Nope wasn't the distributor
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How long does the car usually run fine for before it starts to trip out?

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Ill say about 10 seconds or less
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thats weird that a carb motor is doing that.. if you hold it down long enough, does it stay on once its warmed up? or regardless of how long its on, it always shuts off when you let off the gas?

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It shuts off no matter what an I've checked everything possible that I could think of so far
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is it a mechanical fuel pump?

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Yea it is a mechanical pump
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is it still on points? have the points burned up?

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No points its a Mallory distributor in the engine
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No points its a Mallory distributor in the engine
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Originally posted by 68StangTAY:
No points its a Mallory distributor in the engine

IS UR FUEL FILTER ON RIGHT?

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I had a similar problem finely pulled my tank it had a small amount of water in it .

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