Need HELP!, Car took a dump..... pretty much Options

[ninefourteener]

Greetings..

Is there ANYONE in the St. Louis area that can help me out? I don't mind paying, but I don't trust any local reapir shops.... unless someone can suggest someone.

My carbs are so far out of whack...... I can't figure it out.

Car runs "ok" when you first start it up cold, but once it gets warm, it has literally almost no power at all...... to the point where I have to "pump" the gas a few times, just to get the RPMs up...... then turn it to 4K...... then SLOWLY let out the clutch, just to get enough torque to get it moving.

Then at the next stoplight..... it dies..... unless I keep my foot on the gas.

I looked up how to properly tune Solex carbs..... followed the directions...... and I think I just ended up making it worse.

Now I'm afraid to drive it, as it LITERALLY won't get out of it's own way.

I need a carb tuning expert.... near O'Fallon, Belleville, Shiloh, or Fairview Heights, Illinois.

Anyone?? Suggestions on repair shops?? Anyone nearby wanna come tune this thing correctly for me??? Help.....

--Matt

[ninefourteener]

Actually, I have......... quite thoroughly.... everything appears to be as it should.

I looked up a lot of info on properly tuning Solex carbs, mostly stuff from 356 websites, and I followed the directions to a "T".

I can get it to purr like a kitten for a second..... then if I give it any gas, I lose it.... the damn thing bogs out or just shuts off. It's worse when the car is hot.

I'm going to give it a shot...... I'm going to drain all the gas out tonight or tomorrow, put a couple gallons of fresh high-test in it, and re-try to tune those carbs... maybe that will help.

Otherwise, It's gonna have to sit till mid July when I get back from Vacation.... can't afford to go dropping $$$ into a "toy" car when I'm trying to take my family on vacation, you know?

I mean... the car "behaves" like it's not getting any fuel. When I had that fuel line that split last year, the pump was "sucking" air and not fuel, so the car acted....... well....... like it is now. It wasn't that... cause I changed the fuel line again...... I also put in a new fuel filter (just in case it was clogged).... no change at all.

I'll try again with new, fresh gas...... wish me luck...... I REALLY would like to be able to drive it this year... I've been looking forward to it all winter.