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Expert: - 1/3/2008


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when im driving and reach speed of 35 to 45 my  car starts dying so I back off the peddle a little and it comes back on. when going up a hill too it's worse. replaced fuelpump , vacume advance, and the whole distributor. timming is on, and now im still lost.

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The first place that I would look would be the fuel filter. Rochester 4 barrel puts the filter in the inlet connection on the Carburetor right behind the big nut. It could be a leak in the fuel line between the plump and the tank and it could be trash in the tank plugging up the sock filter. But I would try the filters first.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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