Posted by Craig Selvey (IP: 208.31.240.129) on January 28, 2000 at 21:40:33:
In Reply to: From what I know now.. posted by Charlie on January 28, 2000 at 20:04:44:
: From what you said in your post below, I think it is a vacuum leak. If you have spark and fuel, this is almost the only possibility. Check your vacuum lines and the carb base gasket. it could also be a cracked intake. Grrr, I wish I could see the car crank, that would make it easy :) -CP
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: : Hi, I replaced my head gasket in my 1973. My mechanic friend and I got it running. I drove it five miles to work, left it sitting there for four days. When I went to take it home again it started right up and half way home, 2.5 miles, it started lugging like it wasn't getting gas. When I pressed on the gas it felt like it wanted to die. I barely made it home and now it won't run. We have checked the gas, replaced the fuel filter, checked the spark plugs and wires. Checked the points, set the timing to static, and charged the battery. We also checked the carburator to see if the float was stuck, nope. So any ideas on how to get my yellow baby back up and running would be fabulous. I know it has more years left on it but not if it sits in my garage. So thank you guys for any ideas. :-)