hey guys im kinda new to the muscle car thing ...i ve done alot of work on my isuzu offroad machine lol but not so much wit older chevys.....................................heres my problem my nova will start and idle fine but as soon i hit the gas it wont move anywhere and eventually will stall .....i have no idea why its doin this ...it had been sitting for awhile prior to me trying to move it and this happened

I wonder if it can be the torque converter???:confused:

i was thinking about that ...but im not familiar with them .....what ind of tranny would 78 nova inline six auto b?

(nova will start and idle fine but as soon i hit the gas it wont move anywhere and eventually will st

Did you check you carb, it sounds like the choke is stuck from sitting ;)

Joe, I think it is probably your carb accelerator pump has dried out. It will need to be taken apart and cleaned. Then put a new carb kit in. Check by taking the air cleaner off. Then with the motor not running, look down the top of the carb, open your trottle by hand and see if your accelerator pump is squirting. If little or no fuel squirts, thats your problem. Hope this helps.:thumbsup:

u knw wat that might actuallly be it because i got an old carb and have never got around to rebuilding and ....today i started up and let it just run for alittle and i noticed it was running alittle lean ...could this carb situation that you explained be the reason for both problems? thanks

Yes Joe, the carb problem could cause the stalling out problem when you put it in gear.

hey guys looks like everyone was right with the carb ...i looked at it and realized that only 2 of the four barrels where opening ...the metal lever that opens the back two barrels was not hooked up ....im goin to rebuild it and then go from there

You'll probably be very happy when you get the carb rebuilt and repaired! :thumbsup:

i wasn't sure if it was a Sixer or a V8... a 1bbl, 2bbl or 4bbl carb until i read the post further down... if it's a six cylinder there will be only the one butterfly opening in the carb... but it's sounds in a later post it's a 4bbl.

what size engine and what carb is on the car ?

regarding my post up above ^^^


i was thinking about that ...but im not familiar with them .....what ind of tranny would 78 nova inline six auto b?

hey guys looks like everyone was right with the carb ...i looked at it and realized that only 2 of the four barrels where opening ...the metal lever that opens the back two barrels was not hooked up ....im goin to rebuild it and then go from there

its a six cyclinder with a holley four barrel......i put a new head on it aluminum intake and four barrel lol

How is the car running now that you put that 4-barrel in? My '78 only has a single barrel carb, so it doesn't take hills very well lol

when i first put the 4 brl in about 3 yrs ago it was sweet but the cars been sitting every since because of having no time .........now i got a lot of un finished work to do