First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Have you check the timing, maybe you jump a couple of teeth.
Tom On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Mlueker <[email protected]> wrote: > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > ......................................................................... > Hi Guys - HELP :) > > I am stumped - I have a 78 CJ5 with the straight 6 258. It has an > Offenhauser intake, with a Holley 390 4barrel. It ran great for 15 years, > but last summer developed a persistent running really badly problem - last > summer I was spraying weeds using the Jeep to slowly(2mph) drive around the > lot with a sprayer on the back. It ran great, then after about 4 hours of > this, it started bogging and dieing. On regular drives it would also > frequently just bog down and die while driving down the road. Then, if I > pulled over and waited a minute it would start up and drive another mile > then die again. I thought I fixed by installing a BRAND NEW Holley carb, > fuel pump, fuel filter and battery. Now, I was plowing the drive and it > started the same behavior. > > Also, after I restart it, I can rev it to say 4000rpm however if I keep it > there for more than 15 seconds it will eventually backfire/sputter and die > right out. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Mark Lueker > 308 SYSTEMS Inc. > 970-282-7006 > www.308systems.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> > Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> > Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> > > Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> > Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/>
