Classic/Antique Car Repair: 66 mustang, needle valve, katelyn

Question
my 66 mustang will be running one minute then sputtering and dying the next. if i try giving it gas it will sometimes sputter back on but it wont stay on. when i open my hood it smells like gas so ive started to think that it might be fuel related...but have no experience to know for sure. its a straight 6 and everything under the hood seems to be fine. please help!!! i have to get to school and work! thank you in advance.
katelyn

Answer
Katelyn, it sounds like, based on your sense of smell, like it could be a flooding carburetor. That happens when the little needle valve in the carburetor won't shut off the flow of fuel from the fuel pump, and too much fuel gets into the engine. You are going to need to get a good mechanic that remembers carburetion to look at it as you are using this for daily transportation. Good Luck.
Brad