I have a 72 chevy nova with a 350 in it, I just put in a new 4 barel in and

[topgun494949]

whenver it goes in gear it stalls? It is a 72 smallblock and everything seems to be sealed right but whenever I put into drive or reverse it dies if im not puttin more gas into it. any suggestions would be awsome thanks

 

[Hotstuff P]

Reset the timing and tune it up make sure the engine is hot before u start shifting. Your gas my have water in it, get a gas treament.. and new gas filters

 

[The Yeti]

sounds like it is running much to rich. Just turn down the fuel on the needle valve and it should be fine.

 

[quixoticalthoughts]

Change the ratios on the fuel...
or see if it is rocking too hard and pinching a wire.
or .. lets see... maybe you need a new fuel filter.
Carb could be flooding.

 

[brutbrut88]

It could be a number of things.

1)fuel filter may be clogged
2)If its a manual choke it could be stuck.
3)the 4 barrel carb may be too big for the engine. I wouldnt run anything over a 650 on a 350 small block.

I had the same problem with my 350 in my 75 jeep. I had a 750 holley 4 barrel and it was just simply too big for the engine. So i down sized to a 650 edelbrock.

 

[Smudgeward]

Electrics.. I once had a Fury that died almost every time I turned the wheel, mind of her own like Christine, sometimes would go one way but not the other, turned out to be a wire rubbing on the shaft shorting!