Re: [AMC-list] 83 concord gas tank/BBD carb stumbles

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does your state require that the vehicle be smogged? If not a lot of that stuff can be 
removed and would be surprised at how well the car runs. Have had this problem on several 
of my 80-up AMCs, mostly Eagles that would stumble or die at stops, sometimes turns.

Several things cured it, depending on the car! The best carbs I have used for later model 
stuff is Tomco brand, they are no nonsense. So I request them if I have to replace the 
Carter.

Another thing is on one of the Jeep sites, they having same problem. With all the 
different crap blends of gas all over US, this also causes problems, here with two of mine 
they kept getting this yellowish buildup around the idle jets. If you look directly 
straight down into carb you will see them, they stick out like this \ / and a good blast 
of carb cleaner once a month kept them clean, and open and no stuttering or stalling, this 
mostly happened on the 88 Eagles it seemed.

On my 82 Eagle, I tore out all the emissions stuff, there was miles of it, plugged stuff 
up, tossed others, and disconnected anything emissions. Then retuned it, moving idle 
slightly up. The car turned from wimp to stump puller and has 210,000 miles on it now, no 
smoke and driven heavily.

On some of these, yes, you will have buildup ad pressure inside tank, especially during 
summer it seems. The cars were not made for the crap gas, ethanol, e85, blends ands what 
not now on market. You hear repeatedly that you should fill up your tank at night, not 
during day as you won't get all you pay for due to evaporation, same applies here with 
tank.

It was 99 here today, and when I went to put gas in the 72 Ambassador, the pressure was 
quite high in it a big whhsh! sound, usually I take the unvented cap off slowly but forgot 
with kids hollering.

Some of above may or may not help though, but worth trying perhaps.
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com

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