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Expert: Roger J.M. Warrington - 5/8/2006


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I know you said up to 1975 but I'm at my wits end my son has a 1988 Monte Carlo V8, automatic thats all I know and he has been driving it for at least 6 months while it has been acting up. You have to let it warm up like it was the dead of winter even in the summer then you can only drive it for about 30 min before it starts to buck, hesitate and want to stall out. Traffic lights are like a pending nightmare and if you slow down at all you are asking to stall out! My son thinks it's the carberator, I'm hoping a vac leak what do you think?

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Deb;
   I remember when I was a kid with a car , back in the olden days, with some friends pushing it to the gas station,when gas was 45 cents a gal... LOL. I would look at the carbarator and choke it could be sticking and the carb. might be in need of a adj. and when was the last tune up ? also check for a broken or loose vacume hose. good luck.
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I can help you with most standard type things from 1955 chevys up to around 1975 (1975)>> chevys in differnt areas. engine work heads-cams-trannys-drive train-brakes-some elect. dos and donts. PS UP TO 1975 !! !!!!!!!!!!! I will try with any others after that date. state up to 1975 but I still get 2006-007 etc. I guess you do not read this far ! !

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All i can remember growing up is working on cars and making them loud and fast , and when i started to make money i would sink all of it into my cars so i could get them to go faster and look great. what else is there !I would love a challange to trouble shoot, as it is fun finding what is wrong when all others can not .ON the older cars not past 1975s , etc. so please I will try to help with the newer cars but do not grade me bad if I can not help your 2006 car.etc.

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