My 62' c10 with a Sbc crate motor, 2 barrel carb., will not idle very well, actually won't idle at all unless I set the idle up to high. This is the only way it will stay running. When I put it in gear (auto. Tranny) it dies. I bought the truck in Dec. and just registered it, I would like to take it out for a cruise but as soon as I start to slow down say, at a stop sign it dies. When I bought the truck, other than being very cold blooded, it did seem to run o.k. Once the truck was up to temp. Earlier this spring, I had the hood up on the truck and a out of control garden hose sprayed water across the top of the motor. After this happened, the truck ran terrible, popping back through the carb. Even shooting fire. I sprayed the distributor cap and plug wires with wd-40 and it ran a bit better. I then repeated the process a few more times until it didn't help anymore. It seems to me that my current problems probably might be from this but not sure. I'll post a couple pics of my motor just incase someone sees something suspicious. I am a body and paint guy, not so good with motor tuning. Thanks for any suggestions.
06-06-2014, 09:37 PM
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