Been lurking here a long time- thanks for all of the education! I'm fixing up a '69 Ford pickup that's been sitting for 7 months. I finally got it started, but the motor cuts out badly when I rev it up- but it idles fine. New points, rotor, cap, coil, plugs and wires- all double-checked. I sprayed carb cleaner in the carb, which made a minor improvement. I had already replaced the throttle pump(?) in the carb because it was rotted. Today, I replaced the dirty fuel filter and the carb had flames coming out of it while I was trying to start it. I put the fire out with a light "puff" of my fire extinguisher. This happened two more times before I realized I might get blown up! Should I try to start it again later, or is this a sign that I need to rebuild the carb? ---- Thanks!
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20 years ago