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Old 11-14-2016, 08:26 AM   #34
Dobie Gillis
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Default Re: 390 stumbles, misses and dies in gear

"Could it really have just been that my fuel tank is nasty and filling it stirred up the mess? So the filter got me home or did letting it cool down get me home?"

Yes on both counts. The main culprit will be your tank. You should pull it and have it boiled out and lined. A phenolic spacer between the carb and intake will practically eliminate any hot hard starting issue related to heat soak.
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