. I put a new thermostat, tightened belts, then had to rebuild power steering pump gaskets, checked plugs- good, replaced wires. The car runs somewhat smooth (running rich) as long as you ease into it. Once you get on it, it bogs down. I have read that replacing the points with HEI really helps. Also what about the clearance with the belts. Thanks for any replies.ScottI have the same problem with my 1970 Eldorado. When taking off from a dead stop, it bogs at off-idle. But it is fine once I get going. I can tromp on it and it will accelerate great. It's only getting from idle to driving. Tap the gas and it starts to die. Too lean? Too rich? Or something else?
My carb was leaking a lot and I suspected that my accelerator pump diaphragm may have been bad. But once I got it apart, it was actually fine (although there were a couple of things needing to be replaced). So I'm now looking for something else to point the finger at.
I'm also interested in converting to HEI, mostly because I don't want to deal with the finickey nature of points and changing them every year.
My carb was leaking a lot and I suspected that my accelerator pump diaphragm may have been bad. But once I got it apart, it was actually fine (although there were a couple of things needing to be replaced). So I'm now looking for something else to point the finger at.
I'm also interested in converting to HEI, mostly because I don't want to deal with the finickey nature of points and changing them every year.
