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1979 Chevy Camaro Camaro dies when gas is applied

Tiny
79CAMARO88
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  • 1979 CHEVROLET CAMARO
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 138,000 MILES
Hi I have a 79 camaro with a 305. It has a Rochester dual jet carb. Bought this camaro for a project. The car has a flat cam lobe. It drove when I got the car.

it ran like crap when I got it. So I timed it and now it dries when you try to drive it. I can press the accelerator in park or neutral and it stays running. When I put it into drive it bogs down, but stays running. However when I step on the gas, it kills. Any ideas?

i took some vacuum readings in park at idle in get about 10hg at 2000 RPM I get about 15hg. I also tested the thermal vacuum switch and that checked out good. Checked for vacuum leaks but couldn't find any obvious ones
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Saturday, November 8th, 2008 AT 5:04 PM

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Tiny
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Well you need to replace the cam and lifters. With a flat lobe the engine can't produce enough vacuum, that is why it so low. You should also do a compression test and leak down test so you know weather or not you should just rebuild or replace the engine.
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