The Ford Barn - View Single Post - 50 flatty idles well revs okay, but will not drive down the road.

tubman · 08-13-2018, 07:09 AM

With all due respect to those offering solutions, I think it is irresponsible to offer up all of this advice when we don't really have any idea of the configuration of his engine. So far I have heard "coil", "cap and rotor", "fuel pump", "air filter" and "power valve". We don't know what he is running for a distributor and especially a carburetor. I'll put this as gently as I can : someone who comes on here for his first post and says he is running a "97 Holley" is probably not the most experienced car enthusiast out there. I expect that he is running something close, if not exactly like, a completely stock configuration, but until we know for sure, throwing out possible solutions is pissing into the wind.

To the original poster : please come back and give us as much detailed information as you can about your engine. Is it a stock distributor or aftermarket? What numbers are on the carburetor; has the engine been modified during the rebuild? Knowledge is power.

08-13-2018, 07:09 AM	#10
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,334	Re: 50 flatty idles well revs okay, but will not drive down the road. With all due respect to those offering solutions, I think it is irresponsible to offer up all of this advice when we don't really have any idea of the configuration of his engine. So far I have heard "coil", "cap and rotor", "fuel pump", "air filter" and "power valve". We don't know what he is running for a distributor and especially a carburetor. I'll put this as gently as I can : someone who comes on here for his first post and says he is running a "97 Holley" is probably not the most experienced car enthusiast out there. I expect that he is running something close, if not exactly like, a completely stock configuration, but until we know for sure, throwing out possible solutions is pissing into the wind. To the original poster : please come back and give us as much detailed information as you can about your engine. Is it a stock distributor or aftermarket? What numbers are on the carburetor; has the engine been modified during the rebuild? Knowledge is power. Last edited by tubman; 08-13-2018 at 07:16 AM.