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Old 06-16-2018, 09:42 PM   #20
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Default Re: Help - My A is barely running

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Originally Posted by saintjoelarry View Post
FIXED!!!

It was plugged exhaust. A more modern muffler was on the car when I bought it, and the baffles inside the muffler collapsed and plugged the muffler. Not enough to stop it from running completely, but enough to stop it running well when any pressure more than an idle was going through it.

Thanks again everyone for the great suggestions. I learned a lot from our chats.

Larry
Awesome good to know - fyi id still get a vacuum gauge and look up below what different readings show. It would have shown a blocked (chocked) exhaust in a few seconds.

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