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Old July 3rd, 2002, 07:38 AM
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Unhappy 78 Buick Lesabre Sport Coupe Turbo 3.8

I'm having a problem with the pick up of the car. I have rebuilt the carb, flushed the oil to try to clear any blocked passage ways. I don't know much about the car, or the engine. When normal driving it seems to do well, but when I press the gas it seems to putt out. It doesn,t do it all the time , but I haven,t figured it out yet. It just started maybe a couple of weeks ago. Today I,m going to tune the car up and change the one pipe to a dual system. please help me put this beauty back one the road.
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Old July 3rd, 2002, 10:31 AM
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Not that I have any useful info but where in Michigan are you? I live near Ann Arbor.

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Old July 4th, 2002, 10:26 AM
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Try posing this in the "Before Black" section on this forum. They could help you more there, I believe.
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Old July 7th, 2002, 07:58 PM
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Moving this to the Before Black section.

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Old July 10th, 2002, 08:28 AM
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Re: 78 Buick Lesabre Sport Coupe Turbo 3.8

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When normal driving it seems to do well, but when I press the gas it seems to putt out. It doesn,t do it all the time , but I haven,t figured it out yet.
I have one of these beasts, and I have found the biggest problem with this car to be vacuum leaks. Check everywhere! Don't forget all the vacuum motors. Keep
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