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flatmotor40 · 06-14-2021, 05:10 AM

Went for ride yesterday morning and the car cranked first hit and out of the garage we went,Got a mile or so and it started to stumble can run rough.and skip like it was running out of gas. Got to the store and started back home.Skipped and poped a little out of parking lot a mile down the road it finally smoothed out.Went on to ay Mom house.After a couple hours left for home ran like it used to fine.Crazy.Bad fuel filter or trash in carb Help need Thanks

flatmotor40 · 06-14-2021, 05:24 AM

Oh it is the 2nd time this happened.Thanks

fordwife · 06-14-2021, 08:38 AM

Check your ignition. An ignition problem will often mimic a fuel problem.

jayvee34 · 06-14-2021, 09:08 AM

Had that to happen a couple of times with my 47 Ford coupe. While driving around 40 to
45 MPH I would down shift to 2nd gear and hold the 40 to 45 MPH steady for about a
block and then shift to high gear. It would smooth out. what was happening was the car
was loading up and fouling out the plugs. Check your plugs.

flatmotor40 · 06-15-2021, 05:29 AM

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I've had problems before with moisture in the cap but it would completely die and had to change cap.Thought about some water in gas but it seems to run and I have to really get the rpm up and it goes up and down till it smooths out.Surges while I run it high rpm.Thanks

06-14-2021, 05:10 AM	#1
flatmotor40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 611	stumbling then soomths out Went for ride yesterday morning and the car cranked first hit and out of the garage we went,Got a mile or so and it started to stumble can run rough.and skip like it was running out of gas. Got to the store and started back home.Skipped and poped a little out of parking lot a mile down the road it finally smoothed out.Went on to ay Mom house.After a couple hours left for home ran like it used to fine.Crazy.Bad fuel filter or trash in carb Help need Thanks

06-14-2021, 05:24 AM	#2
flatmotor40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 611	Re: stumbling then soomths out Oh it is the 2nd time this happened.Thanks

06-14-2021, 08:38 AM	#3
fordwife Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 287	Re: stumbling then soomths out Check your ignition. An ignition problem will often mimic a fuel problem.

06-14-2021, 09:08 AM	#4
jayvee34 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: St. Augustine, Fl. Posts: 437	Re: stumbling then soomths out Had that to happen a couple of times with my 47 Ford coupe. While driving around 40 to 45 MPH I would down shift to 2nd gear and hold the 40 to 45 MPH steady for about a block and then shift to high gear. It would smooth out. what was happening was the car was loading up and fouling out the plugs. Check your plugs. __________________ IN GOD WE TRUST - SEMPER FIDELIS John

06-15-2021, 05:29 AM	#5
flatmotor40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 611	Re: stumbling then soomths out Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I've had problems before with moisture in the cap but it would completely die and had to change cap.Thought about some water in gas but it seems to run and I have to really get the rpm up and it goes up and down till it smooths out.Surges while I run it high rpm.Thanks