eldorado 1978 biarritz starts good. starts to shake and idle bad

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Asked by Guru3MM13 Jul 18, 2020 at 02:11 AM about the 1978 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my eldo is starting great. keeps high idle and than goes back down.
somethimes when he goes down. the engine shakes hard and the can feel the
fibration in the whole car. if you push a little gas. it stops. i drivin it 3 times and 2
times it did this. the other time it would run great. even perfect as my father told
me.. i hope you guys can tell me something

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40,150

How old is the fuel? When was the carb last cleaned or rebuilt? I suspect you don't drive the car much.

19,035

was the fuel filter changed?. also if the fuel pump is mechanical(on engine), change it.

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