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Offline gold84gmc

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help please!!
« on: September 01, 2007, 03:49:48 pm »
hi, the carb i am wondering about is a rochester 2GC 2bbl carb. i had one on my car and i was wondering about it. when i stepped on the gas from a dead stop to enter a rotary, the car like died for a second then it like screamed ahead..(i almost side broadsided cuz of it lol)...what do u guys think would have caused that? choke?...if i remember right, it was right after installing a brand new one.
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Re: help please!!
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2007, 01:11:29 am »
hi, the carb i am wondering about is a rochester 2GC 2bbl carb. i had one on my car and i was wondering about it. when i stepped on the gas from a dead stop to enter a rotary, the car like died for a second then it like screamed ahead..(i almost side broadsided cuz of it lol)...what do u guys think would have caused that? choke?...if i remember right, it was right after installing a brand new one.

 ??? Installing  a new what? carburetor? I'm confused
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Re: help please!!
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2007, 06:37:23 am »
yea a while back i installed a new(remanufactured) rochester 2gc carb that i bought from napa.
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Re: help please!!
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2007, 02:00:57 pm »
so anyone have an answer?
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« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2007, 07:12:24 pm »
Can you elaborate alittle more? Basically all Iget from what you wrote was you punched it and it hesitated.
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« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2007, 07:32:34 pm »
well i was kinda just taking off normal. i pushed on the gas(not full throttle, like half or something) and it felt like the engine just shut off and then all of a sudden took off. and i also let it warm up before i drove it.
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Re: help please!!
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2007, 07:57:10 pm »
same as other post. check the accelerator pump if everything else is ok.
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