Ford Mustang: 66 mustang HELP!!!!

Thanks for the info....thats what i had feared. Its not smoking a
whole lot. cant even notice it when the air breather is on. Would some
sort of an oil additive help out any? I know some of them help the
rings seal.

Anyways, i have another slight problem. The engine revs beautifully,
even with a couple of loose valves. When pull the accelerator linkage
to give her some gas, i notice there's a small amount of gas seeping
from....oh whats it called....its the bar that holds the throttle
plates....it goes all the way through to the other side of the carb to
where the auto choke hooks up. i took the automatic choke off because
all the plastic pieces had broken and it was just getting in the way
of a pull cable. Anywho, gas is leaking out of where that bar meets
the carb housing. its a small amount, but while im in the car, i
figure ill fix what i can. i put a kit into the carb, but ive had it
backfire twice through the carb (first time it caught fire). the
throttle response is great so i dont think anything was messed up. any
ideas? id prefer to not mess with the throttle plates as i know theyre
a PITA to put back on right. thanks!

oh! BTW, its an autolite 2100 2 bbl.

"Stuart&Janet" <COM> wrote in message news:<5QT4b.351$golden.net>... 

Time to replace the carb..........Without the choke, your going to have
a rough running condition until the engine wamrs up to normal operating
temperature. Replace the carb, spend the money to do it right the first
time, and you won't have any other issues............As for the rest of
it, time to replace your piston rings....While you have the engine
apart, you may want to consider a complete overhaul................


Bill S.



Errol Smith wrote:
 

"Bill S." <net> wrote in message news:<83k5b.142986$srv.hcvlny.cv.net>... 

I just took off the automatic choke assembly and replaced it with a
pull cable attached to the choke plate. i dont mind giving it a little
gas in the mornings to compensate for the lack of the auto
choke....wouldnt leave my car running without me in it anyways

The car idles and runs fine. revs like a champ. i live in an apartment
complex that frowns upon working on cars in the lot so all the work i
can do is on sundays when management is gone. plus i dont have the
proper tools or money even to take the whole engine out and overhaul
it. nor can i afford to have someone else do it. so my main problem
and question now is how do i stop this leak out of the side of my carb
without getting a whole new one? It was leaking even with the auto
choke assembly on so i know its not that.

Thanks!

com (180 Out) wrote in message news:<google.com>... 

Thanks for the advice. I just might buy a new carb now. I accepted a
3500 dollar student loan so i can use the money i have saved up to fix
up the car a bit. theres no way im selling it though. hopefully ill
still have her when i retire! now for my next question....whats a
good daily driver carb for a 66 mustang? i still want some good
performance. sacramento-mustang.com sells some rebuilt holleys for 170
bucks. would this be good? also, whats a good price on a new fuel
tanks. mines getting rusty.

Carb should be a stock replacement, not a Holley unit if your looking
for reliability (do it once, do it right, and it will last a lifetime),
as for the gas tank. Mustangs Plus has them for $119.95


Bill S.



Errol Smith wrote: