Are you sure that your fuel supply is fresh and clean?
Paul
In a message dated 8/3/2004 7:43:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "johan C
wildhagen" <johancwildhagen@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>1965 413
>
>This started suddenly after a short joy ride and noticeably gets a little
>worse each test drive although I think its peaked now
>
>Hard to start, and just cant get up past 40 mph.
>getting to 40 is an effort as well.
>pressing the accelerator "confidently" up to about 20 mph instantly starts
>sputtering and bogs down with random thumping and pops. at idol (park) I get
>a slightly rough idol and intermittent thumping out the exhaust.
>
>pulled each wire at the cap and got rougher idol at each one (no help).
>I looked at the cap and each of the rotor points has a matching "spark scar"
>that is off center to the same side on each (get that one?)
>coil plugs and wires with after mkt electronic ignition about 2 years old.
>
>Im hoping ignition/timing some how.
>my buddy says intake (carb) leak.
>I don't want to hear compression because I just bought a new house......
>
>Thanx again in advance you all have bailed me out heroically in the past.
>
>Johan
>65 LeBaron
>Washington DC
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