Rough idle only in gear

Asked by Killingducka19 Apr 20, 2016 at 12:57 AM about the 1978 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Warming up idles rough then sometimes it will run great
but then most of the time when I stop at a stop light driving
through town it will just sputter rough idle and almost die
sometimes I have thought maybe a messed up Valley got
new plugs in it any thoughts

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Killingducka19 answered 8 years ago

It has a rebuilt motor and a new carb on it but Ithe should be capable of running regular fuel it's only a 78

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