<VV> Groaning, Backfiring, Loss of Power

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Steven,

I think your conclusion here is pretty close.  There is likely junk in 
one or both carb bowls that sloshes into the main jet periodically.  
I'd consider opening them up and cleaning them out.  You'll need at 
minimum bowl gaskets - if you wish to tear them all the way down (not a 
bad idea) then get whatever level of "rebuild" kit you think is 
appropriate.  You might also replace the individual carb filters since 
they are likely pretty cruddy.
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On Nov 3, 2005, at 4:28 PM, Steven J. Serenska wrote:

>    8) At times, the car would run fine (usually just before I would 
> set aside some time to work on it).  One day, however, I pulled out in 
> traffic and made a sharp righthand turn.  I lost almost 95% of the 
> engine's power and pressed the pedal all the way to the floor.  The 
> engine groaned significantly, and then as though a blockage cleared, 
> the engine cleared itself and everything was fine.  It almost seemed 
> like there was crud in the bowls of the carbs and the sharp turn 
> sloshed whatever it was into the line.