1973 Ford Ranchero wont quit running

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1973 FORD RANCHERO

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1973 Ford Ranchero V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic unkown miles

i have a 73 ford ranchero with a 351 cleveland and a 2 barrel it wont to still run for a few seconds after you turn the engine off can you please tell me what the problem is

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MERLIN2021

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If by running you mean a problem called dieseling, clean the carbon from the heads, there are products that are poured into the carb that do this, then check timing and idle speed.

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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 AT 5:42 PM