Clogged idle jet?, uneven idle, popping while driving. Options

[VaccaRabite]

Tonight I rescued my car from my inlaws driveway. It has been there for two weeks, and we have had HEAVY rains nearly every night. I had an umbrella cover on it, but water still found its way into the engine compartment.

So when I start it, it is hard to start. I figure its just mad at me for abandoning it for 2 weeks. I get it started, and it is idling perfect. I take it for a drive to the gas station, and when I come to the first light the engine tries to die. I get gas, and bring it back to my inlaws for dinner. When I park, I let it idle. It will be idling perfect at 1000, and then drop off and sound like it is only running on 2 cylinders. If I blip the throttle, it goes back to 1000 for a few seconds, and then drops back and starts missing again.

When I drove home (~30 miles) its popping through the carbs like crazy when I am on the idle circuit. Give it gas, and the popping goes away.

So, what is it? Clogged idle jet is my guess. Probably not water in the gas after a 45 minute drive. Water messing with some other thing?

Zach

[Root_Werks]

You might have seen it in my "new 914" thread. Up here, it's the ethonal that kills carbs. Stupid stuff will gum up those little passages in a few days.

I had good luck with the "Stabil" product. Few ounces each fill up did the trick. I'm sure there are other and even better products, but that worked for me.

I forgot to use it on just one tank, it took less than 100 miles to get gummed up again.

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