'65 nova stalling

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'65 nova stalling

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My dad has a '65 nova 2 door all original(was actually my great grandmas car) 283,power glide,power breaks,power steering and factory Ac.
The car has been sitting a while and my dad just replaced the carb. Starts and runs fine but the minute you put it in gear it dies. I have my ideas, but what are your Thoughts??
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Wild guess..... Transmission is locking instead of slipping. Put it in gear, it kills the engine.
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Torque converter was my thought, but before we drop the transmission wanted to get a couple other opinions.
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Re: '65 nova stalling

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Hi Matt,
Nice year Nova! Small light and fast.
Dies like letting clutch out too fast on a manual, or rumbles,rough,then dies? If dying in short time, yeah tranny I'd look into.
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