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[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

I did something similar to this once while driving my '62 LeBaron. The result 
was that the floats in the carb became stuck. I was able to remedy the problem 
by tapping lightly on the side of it with the handle of a screw driver. That 
got me home, and then I rebuilt the carb.

Paul

In a message dated 7/10/2004 11:59:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Dick Benjamin" 
<dickb@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Not to contradict the other learned opinions, but I think if the idle is not
>right either, your problem is not fuel starvation (which would be the result
>of a plugged fuel filter).
>
>My guess is that you opened the secondary side of the carburetor for the
>first time in a long time when you floored it, and thus allowed things to
>move that haven't moved in perhaps eons.  So I'd start by inspecting the
>secondary side of the AFB - in particular, make very sure that the secondary
>throttle butterflies have totally seated in their bores - this linkage gets
>very balky with atrophy when the secondaries have lain asleep too long - and
>one of the most common symptoms is exactly what you describe, due to the
>secondary throttle butterfly valves not closing all the way.   Take a can a
>spray carb cleaner and really clean up the secondary lockout hardware, and
>make sure everything works smoothly, in particular the odd shaped plate that
>interferes with the secondary opening mechanism on the driver's side of the
>carburetor during choke operation.
>
>D^2 wouldn't know about this problem, since he always drives with the
>secondary side wide open!
>
>Dick Benjamin
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>Subject: IML:
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>> We took the LeBaron to drop off a friend at the airport and on the way
>back
>> decided to "clear her voice" on the parkway. So I looked both ways and
>took
>> it up around 90 mph.
>>
>> I stopped to fill up the tank and had a hard time starting back up. I
>> eventually drained the battery and got a jump.
>>
>> The car started up eventually with a jump but now the engine drives like
>the
>> parking break is on (no, its not engaged) when I accelerate up hill,
>> vibrates and rumbles a little. The rumble and vibration is evident in idle
>> as well so it isn't the drive shaft.
>>
>> Would any one suggest some theories?
>>
>> 65 LeBaron 413
>> Washington DC
>>
>>
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