ksurfer2
Well-Known Member
I had been struggling with a slowly worsening issue with my car. It has been running like crap, very hard to start and would not idle. I could keep it running at idle, but would immediately die when I put it in gear. When it would start it would rev way up to about 3,500rpm and then die. I could get it to keep running by feathering the throttle. Even then it was hard to keep running. I would touch the gas pedal and there would not be much response and after a delay of a second or two, it would rev way back up again. Without constant attention on the gas pedal, it would die. I had not touched timing or other carb settings. It sounded like a vacuum leak. However, I don't have vacuum running any accessories....no power brakes, no vacuum advance on the distributor. All the vacuum ports in the carbs are plugged. One or two of the vacuum plugs looked like they were cracked, so I replaced them....no change. I was about at my wits end and ready to "phone a friend" for any type of suggestions when I noticed some signs of blow-out from under the carb plates on the intake (the carbs spit a couple of times while I was chasing the issue). I pulled the plates off, put a thin layer of RTV down and reassembled. Now it starts easy and idles like a champ. Should there have been some sort of gasket or sealer here when I got the intake from indy?