Q: When car gets us to temp, it idles roughly and ultimately dies, will not start again after dying. 1985 Buick Lesabre w/ olds 307
When it dies there is a heavy fuel smell, and it does not start again for at least 8 hours. Carb has been rebuilt, fuel pump has been replaced, Plugs and wires new. Running out of options and ready to pull my hair out. Was told it could be the electronic choke, vacuum lines(none of which are bad. Just old). Don’t really know which direction to look in... 307 is factory
My car has 122000 miles.
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