I did something similar to this once while driving my '62 LeBaron. The result was that the floats in the carb became stuck. I was able to remedy the problem by tapping lightly on the side of it with the handle of a screw driver. That got me home, and then I rebuilt the carb. Paul In a message dated 7/10/2004 11:59:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >Not to contradict the other learned opinions, but I think if the idle is not >right either, your problem is not fuel starvation (which would be the result >of a plugged fuel filter). > >My guess is that you opened the secondary side of the carburetor for the >first time in a long time when you floored it, and thus allowed things to >move that haven't moved in perhaps eons. �So I'd start by inspecting the >secondary side of the AFB - in particular, make very sure that the secondary >throttle butterflies have totally seated in their bores - this linkage gets >very balky with atrophy when the secondaries have lain asleep too long - and >one of the most common symptoms is exactly what you describe, due to the >secondary throttle butterfly valves not closing all the way. � Take a can a >spray carb cleaner and really clean up the secondary lockout hardware, and >make sure everything works smoothly, in particular the odd shaped plate that >interferes with the secondary opening mechanism on the driver's side of the >carburetor during choke operation. > >D^2 wouldn't know about this problem, since he always drives with the >secondary side wide open! > >Dick Benjamin >----- Original Message ----- >From: "johan C wildhagen" <johancwildhagen@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:14 AM >Subject: IML: > > >> We took the LeBaron to drop off a friend at the airport and on the way >back >> decided to "clear her voice" on the parkway. So I looked both ways and >took >> it up around 90 mph. >> >> I stopped to fill up the tank and had a hard time starting back up. I >> eventually drained the battery and got a jump. >> >> The car started up eventually with a jump but now the engine drives like >the >> parking break is on (no, its not engaged) when I accelerate up hill, >> vibrates and rumbles a little. The rumble and vibration is evident in idle >> as well so it isn't the drive shaft. >> >> Would any one suggest some theories? >> >> 65 LeBaron 413 >> Washington DC >> >> >> >> >> ----------------- �http://www.imperialclub.com �----------------- >> This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >> reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >> shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >> Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm >> >> >> > > > > >----------------- �http://www.imperialclub.com �----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > >