Hi guys i have a 1982 v6 2.8L carb camaro and when it is cold it revs high in park but when i shift to drive it dies, when its hot its ok only when its cold, any help? thanks

 

I do not pretend to know a lot about carburated cars... but if it has an automatic choke it could be just stuck on before the car warms up... Just a guess

 

Mine reved high once I put on the new carb. I had to wire-tie the choke so its open and now it idles fine. Since I've had the choke tied open the car will die untill it gets warmed up (around 2-3min). I have just been going and starting the car before i go anywhere. The problem is in the choke I just don't feel like working on it in the cold. Not really sure if this helps you or not.

 

Check vacuum lines, choke, choke pull off, and your carburetor linkage. Make sure there are no leaks and that the choke and choke pull-offs are working; and also make sure that your linkage isn't binding. Also, check your throttle arm....sometimes the throttle shaft wears the carburetor base and allows an air leak past the throttle plate. If you have a lot of play in it, it could be a problem.

What's the car's background? Did you just start driving it after it sat for a long time, or has the car been driven regularly and just developed the problem? How long are you warming the car up before you try driving it?

 

I don't know about superg but I checked all my vaccume lines 3times and the car was sitting for about 3yrs but I bought a rebuilt carb for it and I busted the plastic clip on the choke and I am perty sure thats why mine dosn't work. There is no binding of anything and all my cables are in good shape. I only need to warm it up for about 2-3 min before its fine or I just start it and preload the tranny by slipping it in first then reverse and its fine then and it dosn't stall. If I can get another one of those gray clips that go on the back drivers side I should be fine. Every carbed car at the junkyard is always either misssing that clip or its busted.

 

That clip is probably real cheap at the dealer....might be worth it to go down there and see about ordering a few. I can't remember if that clip is included in the carburetor rebuild kit or not.

Speaking of which, sometimes a fresh rebuild helps, too. These E2SE 2-bbl's are easy to take apart, refresh, and reassemble. Rich/lean adjustments...not so much....but the mechanicals are a piece of cake. I can take mine off the car, rebuild it, and mount it back on the intake in a half an hour. If you open up the float bowl, make sure you check your float and spray some carb cleaner into your jet to blast out any sediment that might have accumulated in there. The floats on these things are notorious for sinking with old age; and when they sink, it allows the float bowl to flood and dump raw fuel into the crankcase. If that happens, change your oil and watch your rod bearings.

superg--if it's only stalling when it's cold, then it probably just needs to warm up more before you try driving it. I had an 83 Camaro with a 2.8 that was like that; you always had to let it run for at least a minute before trying to drive it or it would stall out. Feathering the gas helped, but that was it. Check your vacuum and make sure that you're not leaking air at your carburetor base. Also, what octane are you running? My experience has been that these old 2.8's prefer mid grade.