Weirdness with my Cleveland ...

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I am not sure what to think ...

As previously reported, I had some issues with firing up and a rough idle. A complete re-tune of my carb and timing provided instant results: my car fired up great, idled great and accelerated better than ever. Well, today I went to take her for a drive and the following happened ...

- I climbed in.
- I gave the pedal a push to the floor and heard the choke engage.
- I turned her over and she fired up - a little groggy, but not bad.
- I gave the gas a few squirts and the idle set in nicely.
- I backed down the driveway and let her idle for a few minutes ... and then I took off (slowly).

I got about half a block and felt the power drop bigtime. Just as she stalled she let out a huge backfire! My cat has NEVER backfired before - so I'm not sure if that has something to do with the problem or not. That said, the car won't start since this happened ...

HELP!

7/8/083:40 PM

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