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Re: Fuel Starvation 77B (fwd)

To: Andrew Proudfoot <amproud@nf.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: Fuel Starvation 77B (fwd)
From: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 17:03:17 -0600 (MDT)
A coil is a 5 minute swap :)

James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
'63 Buick 215 

On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Andrew  Proudfoot wrote:

> Hmm good thought. But it runs for less than a minute now? Origionally (hour
> or two ago) it went for sometime before shutting down. I had thought a new
> sports coil would look good under that hood though.
> Thanks, I am out for one more go and then saddly push her into her resting
> spot inside. <BS> (that would be big sigh)
> 
> Safety not so Fast
> Andy P & his stuborn 77B
> 
> > I had intended to sent this to everyone
> >
> > my best guess is your coil.  If the car dies like you shut it off it is
> > doubtful that it is fuel.  Fuel tends to sputter and die.  You probably
> > have a short in your coil and when it gets hot it shorts and croaks, once
> > it cools it gets better again.  I have been through this on 3 coils and
> > each did exactly what you describe.  When the car dies, feel the coil if
> > it is much more than warm it is the problem.  One time we needed to get to
> > a show so when the coil died we immediately iced it down and it would fire
> > right back up, so try that and if the car will restart, more confirmation
> > of the problem.  Nice part is, a replacement coil is cheap.  I just put
> > one in and it cost me $10.
> >
> > James Nazarian
> > '71 B roadster
> > '71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
> > '63 Buick 215
> >
> > On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Andrew  Proudfoot wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > > Twas a proud day in Gander as the 77 rolled out of the garage, had all
> its
> > > fluids changed, plugs out, turned over, plugs in, started right up!!!!!!
> > > :-)) <VBG> Even got that great smell of burning Castrol as I had spilled
> a
> > > little putting it in. All is well in the world right? Wrong. After about
> ~1
> > > min she shut off as if some one had turned the key off. So much for the
> > > grin. :-(
> > > Best I can tell there is fuel pumping to the carbs (disconected the line
> and
> > > pumped some in a cup) new gas too as the tank was drained before the
> body
> > > work started, and their is spark. There is no reason that the timing
> would
> > > be off. I managed to get it going again a couple of times and it ran for
> > > about 5 minutes once with me playing with the throttle than it died the
> same
> > > death.
> > > I figure I have a piece of dirt in a carb needle? What do the experts
> think?
> > > If so I have no idea how to get to such dirt. Let alone get rid of it.
> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Safety (not so) Fast
> > > Andy P. 77B
> > > Gander, Nfld
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> 


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