# 69 Camaro help **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, camaro\ **Created:** [May 24, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/69-camaro-help/104280 "2017-05-24T03:33:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/69-camaro-help/104280/21 "2017-05-25T02:57:00Z")
With sufficient torque 2nd gear starts are no problem on level or downhill grades. I do it frequently even with my current 4 cylinder. The stupid throttle by wire bogs and even stalls in first gear but never in second. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/69-camaro-help/104280/22 "2017-05-25T03:30:28Z")
> [@Ryanpenn](#): > > Just frustrating not being able to drive it My truck is a similar vintage, had been running fine, and last summer all of a sudden it wouldn’t idle worth a darn. It’s chug and cough and sometimes even stall out. If I tried to drive it around the block, it was like a keystone cops movies, it would surge ahead, chug, stall, surge, well, you get the idea. I monkeyed around with various stuff to try to fix it, but eventually just bit the bullet, removed the carb, gave it a good soak in carb rebuild fluid, and installed a rebuild kit. Had a little problem with the new power valve, but once that was resolved , and all the settings jiggered, the truck has run like new. Probably better than it ever has since I’ve owned it. Suggest to be optimistic. I should add I was nominated here for the person taking the longest amount of time to rebuild a carb … .lol … ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 11:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/69-camaro-help/104280/23 "2017-05-25T11:54:54Z")
Rebuild kits are about $35 at your local Pep Boys or O’Reilly (I know they both carry kits) plus a can of carb cleaner and maybe a tub of the dunk-it carb cleaner. It’s a Holley, it isn’t hard to rebuild. Look on YouTube to find out how they come apart. But I’d take @Barkydog 's advice and check mechanical advance in the distributor, too. ---
**Author:** ![Ryanpenn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ryanpenn/32/7486_2.png) [@Ryanpenn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ryanpenn)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/69-camaro-help/104280/24 "2017-05-25T18:31:40Z")
Thanks a lot. As soon as I can find the time I will check it out. Really appreciate it. 👍🏼 [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/69-camaro-help/104280.md?page=1)