My 67 Cougar hesitates when I give it a lot of gas. Ideas?

Asked by Jamie Jun 12, 2012 at 02:27 AM about the 1967 Mercury Cougar

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Looked through the carburator, everything looks fine.

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Josh answered 3 years ago

Sounds like a Bad Accelerator pump

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F_O_R answered 3 years ago

Rebuild the carb.

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Looked through the carburator, everything looks fine.

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