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Old 03-07-2016, 02:54 PM
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Ben,

I discovered that the fuel supply line between the tank and the engine had been dented so that it was flowing 50% or less. This caused the engine to idle fine but any time that the RPMs went much above an idle, the carb leaned out and caused the engine to run poorly and overheat. Once I replaced the pump and all of the fuel lines, the car started running better and much cooler.

Last week I ordered an EFI setup so I get to refresh the fuel pump and hardlines again.
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