'79 Z28 Help

[zr 900]

33,000 actual miles. Bought it 2 months ago. Put 500+ trouble free miles on it. Had a pinion seal put in and was returning home and noticed it would "bog" on acceleration. Didn't think much of it. The fellow that installed the seal mentioned his group was having a mall show and asked if I would put my car in it. On the way over to the mall last evening the car killed at a stoplight and from then on would not idle. It's an auto so it was difficult getting the last couple miles to the mall. It runs perfectly at 2K rpm's and above. It sounds like it's loading up at anything below that. Pumping the gas causes it to flood so I don't think it's gas related but I suppose it could be. Everything under the hood is original to the car. Plugs, wires, etc. The car is buried in a mall and I have to have it out Sunday evening. I am hoping to change whatever the problem is so I can drive it out.

So... Runs fine over 2K rpm. Started as a bog on acceleration from stop. Runs rough under 2K and the lower the RPM the harder it is to keep running. Will not run at all without the throttle open. All components are original. bdcongdon@citlink.net Thank you

[d-z28]

start with a good tune up plugs wires cap and rotor filters fuel air change oil and go from there welcome to the site and congadulations to the proud new owner

[zr 900]

I was hoping to fix it in the mall to drive it out. After some research I believe it may by the idle circuit in the carb. The thought is to run the rpm's to 3K in neutral and then cover the carb, in effect choking the engine. This may create enough vacuum to pull whatever may be obstructing the idle "jets".

Anyway it probably won't happen in the mall as this may be a little too much for the mall.

Thanks

[d-z28]

good luck with this you may be able to get it running long enough to get it outside

[mike mitchell]

try running some fuel system cleaner through it too...