Lost all engine power help!!!!!!

[red76]

I have the stock 302 with 3 on the tree. When i would start up ata light or stop sign i would give it plenty of gas and it would almost stall out on me. Then as i'm driving down the road in third i slowed to go around a curve and when i tried to speed up again i couldnt get the rpms up so i tried down shifting and it didnt help. <br>Then i would pump the gas or push in all the way to the floor and i could get a little rumble out of her, but not enough to accelerate. The engine had a sticking valve that sounded like a baseball card in the spokes of a bike before this happened but i had driven it the night before<br><br>Sorry for the length of this post<br>thanks <br>will

 

[wrestler034]

Mine did it a few months ago. I had the carb rebuilt and adjusted the timing and it was fine

 

[red76]

thanks for the advice and is it cheaper to rebuild the carb or or upgrade. I was looking at the holley truck avenger

 

[teknalee]

if you offroad i think most of the people here will reccomend the qjet from http://www.bcbroncos.com

 

[SteveL]

check the fuel filter. I also just got the bc q-jet. It's about 1/2 the ptrice of the holley. I had a holley(not the avenger) and gave it away. It wouldn't stay in tune for more than 2 weeks.

 

[Madgyver]

I hate to say it but maybe your timing chain went.

 

[red76]

Sorry guys but i also forgot to mention that before this happened i was getting whit smoke out of the tailpipe.

 

[Jeepster]

white smoke = water. Headgasket or cracked head.

 

[kyle]

I would start with the fuel filter. Just sounds like maybe you are not getting enough fuel.<br>If it was a head gasket you would probably have overheating and a ton of white smoke.

 

[red76]

Well it didnt overheat but before this happened the temp did rise a bit

 

[kyle]

Does your oil have a milky color to it?

 

[red76]

not that i can recall