Help!!!

[David A. Cooley]

At 03:34 PM 4/18/99 -0400, you wrote:
>   This is not EFi related but it is fuel realted so if anyone can help me
>I would greatly appreciate it.
>    Here is my problem:
>		I have an 87 dodge ram van 318ci V8 2bbl carb that is
>giving me fits.  The main problem is that it is very hard to start but it
>will evantually start. Once started it idles fast (That I can fix) but as
>soon as I shift into gear and load the engine it dies.  So far I have
>replaced:
>			Distributor Cap and Rotor
>			Plugs and Plug wires
>			Coil
>			Fuel filter
>

Sounds like it's running extremely lean... Maybe the EGR is stuck open, or
the intake manifold gasket is blown, carb base gasket is blown, or, one of
the hoses is cracked/split.  The idles fast part seems to indicate air leak.
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