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Classic/Antique Car Repair/1954 Chevy 210 w 235Ci and powerglide

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Expert: - 1/20/2009


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I have a 235Ci engine with a power glide trans. At Idle and reving in the drive way she performs perfect. I drive onthe street fine. She boggs down at speed at about 34-40 and wont go any higher. It feels like its losing the fuel pump.

Thank you,

Noel.

Answer
noel you are probably on the right track thinking fuel pump. However I would start with a fuel filter change. If the carburetor is original there is a porous brass filter in the inlet of the carburetor. Check for an external filter. If the filters are OK then a fuel pump pressure and volume check is in order.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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