🚀 go-pugleaf

I have a 1978 265GL 6-cyl. I notice that, especially when it is cold,
if I turn the wheel quickly it conks a bit, never stalls but definite
power loss and hesitation. I mentioned it to my mechanic last time I
had the car in (for something else) and he looked concerned, thought
maybe the work they were doing that day would help (new fuel injectors)
and at any rate they'd have a look at it. Didn't really help this (tho
what they *did* do helped tremendously in general.)

Maybe someone could give me some words to suggest next time I'm in
there, I'm sure they would check it all out carefully but it's nice
to be able to chat and I am not sure what to even suggest. (I guess
part of my problem is I pretty much understand and have worked on
good ole american 60s-early 70s cars, and then everything went blank,
I'm not accustomed to walking into a mechanic and saying "dunt woik,fix
pleeze".) Maybe I shoulda bought a 64 chevy bel-air, but I do like
the volvo...

Also, as an afterthought, gas mileage seems pretty lousy (I dunno, around
14mpg all city driving, short hops.) Is that lousy? Could it be related?
My intuitions say timing, carburation but who knows what's under that hood,
probably not a carb...could be a choke cutting out too soon I guess, do
they have chokes? must have a moral equivalent! lord I'm lost...where did
the little screws you could tweak with a penknife or a dime go!

	-Barry Shein, Boston University