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It seems as though the problem went away! Definitely a problem with the push rod. I'm going to investigate why this has happened in such a short amount of time. I have a feeling it lies within the cam. Thank you everyone for your help and advice!

The gas isnt too old. I just filled the tank up today actually!

Thank you!

I never thought it would be a common issue! Looks like I'll keep an eye on that now as well!

Hello everyone! It’s been a while. Lots of things going on in my life so haven’t had the chance to work on the New Yorker. Today I decided to remove and inspect the fuel pump. What I found was interesting and I think this could be the culprit. The fuel pump push rod was considerably worn down on...

Interesting. Ill to give that a try as well. I never thought about the factory timing marks being obsolete after swapping ignition systems. Thanks!

I will check the gap. Yeah it's definitely not normal. I have an old direct connection distributor that my dad got back in the 90s. I might install that one if the current distributor doesn't react to the adjustment.

I forgot to mention one thing. I noticed that when I pulled the cap on the distributor there were very small but noticeable metal flakes on the advance plate (kind of like metal filings on a magnet). It looks like the pickup is rubbing against the cam and I can see wear marks on the high points...

I should check the lines going from the tank to the carb. I haven’t looked at those in a long time so it’s worth checking. I will also inspect the filter sock when I get the chance.

Thanks for the tip. The fuel line is was replaced a few years back with a stainless unit. But who knows? There could be an obstruction somewhere down the line. I will try the soda bottle method!

So I had another control box laying around. It was the same type that I’m currently running. They’re both the proform brand. They seem kinda cheap if I’m being honest. I swapped it with that one and it didn’t change anything unfortunately. I’m going to check it with a meter like you were saying...

Hello everyone. I own a 1970 Chrysler New Yorker with a 440 i had rebuilt in the summer of last year. I put a new Holley 4160 Street Warrior carb on it back in November. All was fine up until recently. 2 weeks when i was on the highway I stomped on the gas pedal (fully depressed) at around 50...

I can’t find any quality name brand shoes anywhere… usually just the Chinese stuff sadly.

All I hope is that I can look back and laugh haha

Hmmmm that’s exactly what I had to do. When I installed it, the pedal push rod went beyond the pedal. I had to compress the booster a fair bit to get the nut and bolt to line up with the holes. Never thought anything of it…

Quick update: I just put the rebuilt (original) brake booster on. I noticed that the rod that attaches to the brake pedal arm on the newer booster was about 3/4” longer than the original. Would that interfere with anything?

Turns out the threads are just a bit too big for the bleeder port… not sure where to go from here. I replaced the rubber hose and hard lines at the axle. I’ll bleed the system on Sunday maybe. I’m hoping the hose will fix it…

You’re right. Just seems very odd for something so little to cause a big problem like this. I’ll report back once I get everything sorted out.

Ok great. I was thinking of grinding it down a bit but I wasn’t sure. I’ll grind some material off and test fit it.

So the pressure gauge I ordered doesn’t have any of the correct fittings. You’re supposed to connect the gauge to the bleeder port, right? They’re all too big unfortunately.