Okay. Just got back to the house after checking under the hood.
Duane - you were right about checking the hoses to & from the bnooster. The manifold hose clamp was baggy, so I tightened it up. Unfortunately, it made no difference. I rolled her forward and she started bogging out again. I threw it in neutral and massaged the pedal, and she puttered and bitched and smoothed out. Rolled her backwards and had the same issue. Stall. A restart was tough, but I found that if I held the gas open, she reluctantly restarted. The engine purrs, but if I put it in gear, the idle drops and drops, and it starts stuttering. Restart. This time, I wanted to bypass the booster, so I applied the parking brake and revved. Same thing. Could it be a timing issue? FE seems to run smooth until the transmission is in D or R for a few seconds. Am I back to the torque convertor or some transmission valve? I've always heard about the modulator valve - although it is not mentioned in the manual. As I understand it, the MV only controls shifts between all gears, so I don't think that wouldn't apply here. The engine purrs at all rpms - even if I slow the idle way way down, so I don't think it's carb-related. The air cleaner is off during all this and she is smoking and stinking after the bog.
Gggrr
Have to go to work, but will check in during the day. Our goal is to roll her to the Carlisle swap meet this next weekend with a price tag.
George