1979 Chevy Camaro surgin at low rpm

1979 CHEVROLET CAMARO
100,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • MANUAL
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Z-WILL23
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we just swoped the auto to a 4 speed and now the car surges when at low rpm abowt(1500 to 2000)but when i bring the car up in rpm it stops (2500 and abuve) the surging stops y is it surging so bad i have driven other standerd cars and not notised this problem only when not enough throtol is provided
Jan 14, 2008 at 12:13 PM
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PEAR69
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In 1979 auto transmissions operated off engine vacuum. When you put a standard trans. in you may have forgot to plug up a vacuum port off of the motor. Look for a vacuum leak around the carb.
Jan 14, 2008 at 3:20 PM
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