My parents bought this car new in 1986 and just last year, they gave it too me. They talk about how nice it used to run. How fast it felt, how it had nice pickup. Now it is still a great looking car, but it has lost some of its former glory. It drives fine once you get going, but when it accelerating, it doesn't feel right. If I push the peddle in, I get really weak power until I reach 3000 rpms. Then It starts to pickup (sortof). Does this sound like a dirty carb? I really like this car, I want to restore it to its better self. I have been told I should clean the carb. I talked to a mechanic and he told me to use the stuff you put in the gas tank? I have been, and when it is in, the car runs great. But once the tank of gas emptys and I refuel it, it runs like an old car again. Obviously, I could just always put carb cleaner in it, but that aint cheap. If you know what I mean. Are the spray carb cleaners better? I was told they didn't work, what do you guys think? Should I just rebuild the carb? Again, I was told that once you rebuild a carb, it doesn't run as good. Maybe this is true, but I am skeptical. My engine doesn't have that many miles on it. I it only has 124,000 miles, but it sat in our garage for 4 years, unused. I know that is not good to just let a car sit, but well, that is in teh past now. So any suggestions would be appreciated.
Later,
James
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