Car dies when I give it gas

[428Marauder]

Yeah, now it wont even idle for more than a couple seconds. Condenser is cheap and easy to do, so I will try that.

[428Marauder]

I noticed the coil is hot to the touch. I assume it's from repeated cranking, but does that signal a coil problem?

[machoneman]

I noticed the coil is hot to the touch. I assume it's from repeated cranking, but does that signal a coil problem?

It could be either the coil or condenser....a hot coil usually means the spark isn't going where it should. Check the button (at the coil position) under the ditzy cap as well.

[ScotiaFE]

Sometimes
Sometimes when you buy a cheapo coil and sometimes the cheapo coil will
catch on fire. 

[428Marauder]

What would be a good replacement coil for a 428?

ETA: I realized I had left the key turned on, explaining the hot coil. Let it cool down and now it idles again, but dies, esp. when I give it gas. Will try condeser next.

[Heo]

A coil exploded for me once when i forgot to
turn of the ignition on a dunebuggy

[bn69stang]

you could use an  msd blaster coil , but you may need to check the fuel pickup in the tank , if it has a plastic sock - screen , you need to take it off cuz the ethanol in the gas eats at the plastic and it gets gummy , and restricts fuel flow . I always put a fuel stabilizer in mine .. Just my 2 cents .. Bud

[runthatjunk]

Are you sure its getting gas? disconnect line at carb and ruin. into container it should move a lot of gas on every
Revolution.

accelerator pump diaphragms get very stiff causing reduced or no pump  shot

Rig up wire from cylinderand watch it spark while idling, then give it some gas and see what happens as long a there is sparking it will probably light off mixture in a stock engine

A bad distributor cap can cause this by the spark going to a cylinder with no compression due to carbon tracking

[ScotiaFE]

It takes very little gas for even a gas pig to idle so I doubt it is gas unless of course
it has no gas in the carb at all.
I say take the points out and put a Pertronix module in.
At the very least you will be rid of those points, but I believe it is an electrical
fault and you have two issues.
1. Your still using points.
2. You have a weak ground somewhere.

[428Marauder]

Are you sure its getting gas? disconnect line at carb and ruin. into container it should move a lot of gas on every
Revolution.

accelerator pump diaphragms get very stiff causing reduced or no pump  shot

Rig up wire from cylinderand watch it spark while idling, then give it some gas and see what happens as long a there is sparking it will probably light off mixture in a stock engine

A bad distributor cap can cause this by the spark going to a cylinder with no compression due to carbon tracking

Ok, tried the fuel line thing, one crank, gushung gas, so the pump is good. Replaced the condenser, so that's good, cleaned up the points, chargd up the battery. If I prime the carb it starts and sounds good, but then dies if I give it gas, or let it idle for about ten seconds. Runs and sounds good, when it runs, just dies right away. Stumped.

[fastback 427]

Get your self a big syringe, bigger the better. Prime the carb with it, when you get it to idle keep it primed with the syringe in the vent tube on the front of the carb. If it runs longer your carbs plugged with junk. Also they seafoam when the car sits for awhile. Works better than red stability IMH0, but the marine grade green stability seems OK.

[ScotiaFE]

So it is running out of gas.
With it shut off and you look right down the carb, you have to pretty much climb up
on top of it and crank the carb does it shoot gas into the two front holes?
All four if it is a double pumper.
If not it is in the bowls. Float needle or float stuck Must take the bowels off and have a look.

Still say get rid of the points.

[428Marauder]

So it is running out of gas.
With it shut off and you look right down the carb, you have to pretty much climb up
on top of it and crank the carb does it shoot gas into the two front holes?
All four if it is a double pumper.
If not it is in the bowls. Float needle or float stuck Must take the bowels off and have a look.

Still say get rid of the points.

I wouldn's say it SHOOTS gas, but I can see gas coming out. Dunno much about carbs. There are 4 philips screws across the front. That go in vertically through the top of the carb. Are those the ones I need tp remove to look inside it? As a temporary fix, would adding some kinda fuel stabilizer maybe do the trick? What would you guys suggest?

[428Marauder]

Photo of carb:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/arizonaclassiccars/16726884741/

[ScotiaFE]

You need a fresh carb. Period.