Why does my car die when I accelerate?

I have a 1971 Dodge Coronet with the 318. If I push the accelerator just a little to hard (which is a little less than halfway) it dies and I have to stop and start it back up. It only happens from a stop. If I'm moving over about 12 mph and I push the accelerator hard it doesn't die. What might be the problem?

Without sounding abusive, your first three answers are far from close! Remove the air cleaner when the engine is hot but not running. Look straight down into the venturies of the carburetor. Slowly but firmly open the throttle valves. There should be a steady strong squirt of fuel coming from each accelerator pump nozzle toward the center of the venturi.

If there isn't the carburetor needs to be overhauled with a new accelerator pump piston.

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