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Trouble Getting 56 Fairlane to Idle

Posted By 56FairlaneAZ 14 Years Ago
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I have a 56 Ford Fairlane with a 292 Y-Block, Holley 600 carburetor and a Fordomatic automatic transmission. I’m having trouble getting it to idle in both Park and Drive. When I set the idle properly in Park or Neutral and then I shift it to Drive or Reverse the RPM’s drop off to ½ of what they were and it'll barely run. And when I move the idle up to get the car to run in Drive or Reverse and shift to Park or Neutral the idle goes up to double what it should be. I’ve had 2 different Holley carburetors (1 was a warranty replacement) and 2 different sets of ignitions components. Local transmission expert tells me it can’t be the Fordomatic. Any ideas?

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Forum Post Trouble Getting 56 Fairlane to Idle By 56FairlaneAZ ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Is the 292 stock, otherwise? Does it have the stock distributor? By charliemccraney ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post I had the same problem with a 390 Holley.First step is to take the... By oldcarmark ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks I'll try this....Yes it's a stock 292 with what I think is the... By 56FairlaneAZ ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post If you do a search using the search topic at the top of each page on... By oldcarmark ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Well, it may not be causing your problem, but you need a distributor... By charliemccraney ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Charlie is absolutely right.I was just sitting here thinking about... By oldcarmark ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post this photo shows the old style distributor - it has to have the old... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post This is the idle transfer slot that Mark is talking about. When this... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hi Steve! 56FairlaneAZ did not mention a PCV system but you are right... By oldcarmark ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post 56FairlaneAZ - As Charlie and Mark have said, you will be a lot... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post That part# for the distributor seems to be the same wherever you end... By oldcarmark ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post A PCV system? It's a crankcase vent tube and a filter. The PCV... By 56FairlaneAZ ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Easy to retrofit.Get a valley pan for a T-Bird which has an opening at... By oldcarmark ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Many of us have retrofitted our outfits with PCV - the suction port is... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks everyone for the help. I'll start shopping for a new... By 56FairlaneAZ ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Just call a couple of your local parts places.You will also need a cap... By oldcarmark ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Did you fix the idling problem yet? By charliemccraney ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Not Fixed yet. this little thing called work got in my way!... By 56FairlaneAZ ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Prioritize! Call in sick for a couple of days! By oldcarmark ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Called in sick this year for too many car shows....

Got my...
By 56FairlaneAZ ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Depending on the rebuilder - many of the later versions use the small... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Just be careful when removing the little spring clip inside the... By oldcarmark ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Finely getting around to putting in my new distributor. Had to put... By 56FairlaneAZ ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post I dont think its hung up on the flange.More likely the drive gear is... By oldcarmark ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post What Mark is refering to is the fact that your new distributor -... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Got the new distributor in with a new cap, wires, plugs and electronic... By 56FairlaneAZ ( 13 Years Ago )


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