1968 Holden Other Backfiring and cutting out

1968 HOLDEN
127,000 MILES • 3.0L • 6 CYL • RWD • MANUAL
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MAGILLA68
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When I am driving the car jerks and just loses power. I put it in neutral and turn it off and restart it and I go again. Sometimes I will drive a mile and it will happen again and other times I will drive 10 miles before it happens. Occasionally I have a backfire. I have had the timing done the carby cleaned, it has me plugs and distributor cap. It only started happening after I filled up at a different servo than normal. Dirty fuel? Can points do this?

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Terry
May 15, 2015 at 11:07 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Stromburg carby will not like dirty fuel, get it cleaned out and replace the fuel filter, if you have the old style fuel pump with the glass bowl, there is a filter screen in there as well. clean it out.
May 20, 2015 at 9:44 PM
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