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my 66 mustang will be running one minute then sputtering and dying the next. if i try giving it gas it will sometimes sputter back on but it wont stay on. when i open my hood it smells like gas so ive started to think that it might be fuel related...but have no experience to know for sure. its a straight 6 and everything under the hood seems to be fine. please help!!! i have to get to school and work! thank you in advance.
katelyn
Katelyn, it sounds like, based on your sense of smell, like it could be a flooding carburetor. That happens when the little needle valve in the carburetor won't shut off the flow of fuel from the fuel pump, and too much fuel gets into the engine. You are going to need to get a good mechanic that remembers carburetion to look at it as you are using this for daily transportation. Good Luck.
Brad
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Brad Sears
Expertise
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.
Publications
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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