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Old 04-22-2008, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Dangerous Doug View Post
My nephew has a vintage 1965 Mustang fastback with a 302. The car runs fine EXCEPT when he's decelerating (e.g approaching a stop sign at normal speed) and then the rpms drop much faster than normal and the engine wants to die.

Any ideas what to look for?

Checked the normal stuff: timing, dwell, looked for vacuum leaks.

Any suggestions?
Lower the float level in the carb. Under braking you'll find the car floading out.
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