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I'm writing on behalf of a friend who has a 69 Charger with a stroked 472 Hemi & automatic. The engine ws rebuit 7 years ago and is equipped with stock carbs and Mopar electronic ignition and it is equipped with a vapor return line. The engine has been running great for all these years, until last fall when a stalling when this problem started. The stalling happened only happened at idle in gear & it would be a real SOB to restart. When the engine is cold or cools off it's fine until it gets fully warm. This would lend me to believe that it's electrical related so late last fall, one by one, we replaced the ignition switch, ballast resistor, coil, electronic ignition control box and it seemed ok (in the cooler weather) when going for a ride. However, when he recently took it out last week, the stalling situation started once again. I suggested that it could be the pick-up in the distributor, so we swapped out the distributor with a good working one that I had in stock. We did that this morning and it started up cold & all was ok, but 20 minutes into a drive, it started stalling again at traffic stops. This time, however, it would start right up and he would have to "two-foot" it when approaching stops.
The carbs aren't flooding & there does not appear to be any vacuum leaks. The idle is set around 900 rpm. This one is a real puzzler to us. Again, stalling only happens when the car is fully warmed up under the hood.
Any suggestions what to look for?
The carbs aren't flooding & there does not appear to be any vacuum leaks. The idle is set around 900 rpm. This one is a real puzzler to us. Again, stalling only happens when the car is fully warmed up under the hood.
Any suggestions what to look for?