Did you check the carb for flatness and air leaks between the carb base and the intake manifold? --- Chris Strohmeyer <chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thx Tom, yes I replaced the entire distributor with cap and > wires and plugs. I'm considering jumping off a bridge. (and > taking the car with me) > Chris > ----- Original Message ----- > From: tom higgins > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 5:00 PM > Subject: Re: IML: Coil Update > > > Did you say you had replaced the entire distributor, shaft > and all, or just the cap and wires and points? I had similar > symptoms on a 71 LTD and it turned out to be worn springs and > weights in the distributor that left it "floating" too much. > Under load, it was "pushed" up against the stops and ran > smooth. I thought I saw an earlier post about this where you > said the timing light image was not steady; this would further > suggest something loose in the distributor. --Tom 63 Custom > > Chris Strohmeyer <chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I replaced the coil this afternoon because it appeared to > be seeping oil. To > no avail, no real difference except it seems to idle > terrible but cruise > smoothly. The next "only" thing left would be water in the > gas tank. This > car sat for a year at a time before it was run briefly for > a period of > several years. > Would this be a likelyhood? > Thx, > Chris Strohmeyer > 67 Imperial Convertible > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. > Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response > will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) > for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > TV dinner still cooling? > Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm