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Author Topic: 84 Eagle is unbelievably slowww  (Read 14517 times)

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Offline drock87

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Re: 84 Eagle is unbelievably slowww
« Reply #45 on: January 08, 2014, 05:13:33 PM »
Quote from: jsherrod on January 08, 2014, 10:26:34 AM
i couldn't quite figure this issue out so I took it to some old timer... he is working on it now but he just keeps insulting me and the car. He calls me and goes "who did the abortion on this engine"...his feathers were all ruffled because the carb was not the carter and the distrib had been upgraded lol

Hahaha! I've had this happen to me too. Most of my people don't have an issue with what I have done, but one time I took it to a "Tune-Up" specialist. Basically, he can still work on carburetors and is actually quite good. Plus, he fixes things instead of replaces parts. I told him, due to my experience with people having no idea what the heck my car is, that I have the factory shop manual in the car. I think he described it as some useless waste of paper, or something along that nature. Granted, he figured out my carb was fine, but my EGR was clogged and promptly bypassed it. So, can't really fault him; guy knew his stuff.
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Re: 84 Eagle is unbelievably slowww
« Reply #46 on: January 11, 2014, 03:15:59 PM »
yeah same story-  turns out the linkage was getting stuck/ accelerator pedal was actually bent so carb was only opening up 1/2 way--- its always something like that x.x

Guy knew what he was doing and only charge me $80 so cant beat that.  just had to endure some AMC hatred lol
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