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D_E_Bishop
Explorer
Apr 23, 2014

454 Chevy has low power and high gas usage/some help

My Bounder's engine started running bad a few years ago and at night you could see the leakage from the plug wires. Decided to have full tune up done. Many hundreds later I got it back and it still ...
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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Apr 24, 2014
" There's not one mechanic in 10,000 that can make those carbs work correctly nowadays."

When times were simpler I used to de-stake the butterflies from the throttle shafts and bore and install oil lite bushings. That secondary needle life cam was remade from ironwood, a brass float was substituted, and every last damned interconnect hose and choke pull-off was replaced. You're right, this is the era of Plug and Pay.

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