car starts but dont want to stay on as long as let go of accelarator

Asked by Carlos Aug 28, 2016 at 03:18 PM about the 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

once its hot stays on but goes up and down like accelarates

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check for water in the fuel system, check for water in the carberetter, check idle screw, my advice to you is to find a specialist qualified technician to diagnose your automobiles malfunctioning motor

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I would some carb.cleaner and spray around all gaskets sounds like you may have a vacuum leak.good luck

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