At 06:45 AM 1/15/98 -0800, Andy Ramm wrote:
>Greetings all, sorry to bother you with this.
>
>Today driving to work in my '67 BGT, the car seemed to lose a lot of power as
>it climbed a steep incline, as though one or two cylinders were cutting out
>temporarily. Once the hill was crested, the power gradually came back. Any
>suggestions of what this could be? Fuel pump? Floats?
>
Andy, not being able to see and hear the symptoms of your car, I can't really
guess what your problem is, but my first guess would be a weak ignition system.
I know that when my points are arcing and they begin to burn, I will lose
power when I really tax the engine. I remember driving to Memphis once and the
car really lost power on steep hills while pushing a 75 mph pace. Eventually
it got so bad, that the car just began to backfire and would not pull under a
load. I eventually figured it out and replaced the points and condenser at a
gas station, and then it was back to normal.
Before that trip, my eyes had only graced a dizzy's insides once before.
I didn't even know how to change a set of points, until I read a message Ray
Gibbons had sent me. It was a good thing I remembered what he said, cause I
was in Guin, Alabama at midnight, and I don't think they even had a hotel. I
quickly taught myself how to work on dizzy's late that night, and now
distributors are cake. That trip taught me a good lesson.
My second guess would be a low float bowl, but I can not understand how this
problem would only manifest while the engine is under a load.
Check your plug gaps and points and you might find your culprit.
Jay
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