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RE: Analyze This

To: <MGTD1952@cs.com>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Analyze This
From: "engl" <engl@cableregina.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 20:50:02 -0600
Steve ... had a similar problem yesterday in our B, but not quite so
dramatic.  Turned out to be loose wires on the coil ... (at least I hope so
as disconnecting and reconnecting seemed to do the trick) ... Bob



|-----Original Message-----
|
|
|Stange occurrence as I was driving the 68 BGT out in the hills of Jersey
|today.  I noticed a slight hesitation when cruising in fourth gear
|- nothing
|major.  The car has seen very limited use this summer due to all
|the rain and
|getting ready for a new baby coming, so I chalked it up to being a
|bit out of tune,
|and figured I'd check out the timing, etc., when I got home.
|
|Then the tachometer started going haywire, bouncing all over.  The engine
|continued to idle at about 3000 rpm while this was happening.  The
|tachometer
|then went dead, and I lost all drive power, no throttle response,
|nothing.  This
|went on for about 10 seconds as I was coasting down a hill  and
|all the while
|the engine continued to idle at around 3000 rpm.
|
|Then BAM!!!!! The loudest backfire I had ever heard.  The
|tachometer started
|registering again - about 3000 rpm, and drive power resumed.
|
|Needless to say I bee-lined it straight home (without a problem),
|and parked
|her.  I haven't had a chance to check out the timing yet, and will
|try to get
|to that during the week.
|
|But the question remains, what happened?!?
|
|
|
|Steve in NJ




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