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1977 440 Dodge lost fire by scott
Post New Message I was given a 1977 Pace Arrow with a 440 in it. The vehicle hadn't been started in 10 years. I installed new batteries, squirted a little marvel in each cylinder and to my suprise it fired up like it had been started the day before. I let the engine sit and idle for about 35 minutes and it purred like a kitten. I went back to the house got the wife to take me back to pick the RV up. It started great, I put it in gear, drove around the block and it started acting like it was running out of gas, and finally died. I put 10 gallons in it, went to fire it back up and it wouldnt start. The carb is getting gas, but as I checked into the problem deeper, I learned it had quit firing. No fire from the coil or at the plugs...Any suggestions??
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