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Old 04-18-2009, 06:48 AM
DFBonnett DFBonnett is offline
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Re: 1973 Eldorado (acting weird)

It sounds like it may have been severely overheated and got so hot it continued to diesel. I saw this years ago on a neighbor's Rambler. I finally got it to stop by pulling the air cleaner and holding a wadded up rag over the carb to suffocate it. How is the coolant level and the belt driving the water pump? It is possible the thermostat stuck closed.
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