Fuel filter might be starting to clog. could have hole in fuel line ,
Loosen
fuel cap and run car,
Might be cloged vent to fuel system. Carl E.
"Robert C. Galli" wrote:
> Recently moved from Chicagoland to New Jersey (stay - Edison; work-Short
> Hills). Looking for mechanics (I don't have a shade tree at my townhouse)
> though I've done a lot over the years. Found a Club in Dover , NJ but I'm
> often gone on club nites.
>
> Problem:
> Drive 15 - 20 minutes with no problem - runs strong, etc. Then, tach
> becomes erratic - goes from actual to "0", I goose it, it goes back to
> actual. Turn signals also now (after 15-20 mins, but not before) cause
> erratic tach movements (didn't do this for first 15 minutes or so). During
> the erratic period, the engine will sometimes begin to die - goosing to
> 2500 or so brings it back. Sometimes, while coasting (even in gear) the
> engine will die. In all cases, so far, it starts up quite nicely and runs
> for a minute or so before going thru the problem cycle. In 15 mile trips
> (to-from work - 2 trips so far), it has stalled maybe 4-6 times total. it
> sometimes 'flutters' before getting very balky.
>
> Have a Weber downdraft (I put on 10 years ago) and an aftermarket fuel pump
> (no name - been on since I got it in '89) which ticks like a
> woodpecker. Valve clearance OK, timing (when last checked) was OK. It ran
> just fine in Chicago - Hmmmmmm! Maybe I'm not the only one who's having
> trouble adjusting to the NE of this great country!
>
> I replaced the coil and it seems to work better than before - but not by
> much (above symptoms are post-coil). I've cleaned some (but not all)
> grounds, fuse connections, and the like.
>
> Any experience? Ideas? Prince of Darkness? Mr. Weber (the carb, not the
> grill)?
>
> Thanks
> Bob Galli
> '78B
>
> Prince of Darkness?
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