Hi Fred,
It could be that your gas tank is not getting any air from the vent,
eventually creating a vacuum so your fuel pump starves. Have you tried
opening the gas cap when it dies?
Rick Patton
patton@suscom-maine.net
http://users.clinic.net/~rpatton/
> Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 10:23:50 -0500
> From: Fred Dieterich <fdieterich@comcast.net>
> Subject: TR6 1-HR "TERMINAL RIDES"
>
> Since early spring I have been trying to eliminate the this
> problem with my
> 76TR6. I drove all through the winter and last fall with no
> problems (even
> a 600 mile trip from KC to Alabama). But when spring hit...well, I drive
> for about 30-45 minutes and it's as though I just "run out of gas." I
> replaced the fuel pump, inline filter, checked for crimps in the lines,
> water in the gas (poured in a water inhibitor) and everything works fine
> until the motor reaches and maintains a good running temperature.
> Then, out
> of nowhere, it's as if the gas was turned off! And it happens
> consistently.
> I have come home on a trailer 3-times in the last month only to
> find that it
> starts great and runs and I can actually drive off the trailer
> and into the
> garage, and even around the neighborhood a few times. I can drive the 7
> mile trip to work in the AM, on the way home in the afternoon, a
> mile or so
> from home, the ride terminates and the AAA card comes out. Or, I can just
> wait a few hours and come back and drive the car home.
>
> My hunch is that there is no problem with the coil (although, I have not
> replaced it). And the gas is good, as well as the new points and
> condenser
> I installed in the winter. I do suspect the temperature
> compensator in the
> ZS carbs. Has anyone had similar problems? Am I on the right
> course? When
> the car runs, it runs very well, so I don't suspect trash in the
> fuel lines
> or float problems. I get about 30 seconds warning prior to termination or
> "fuel starvation." I am really at a loss as to which way to turn.
>
> Fred Dieterich
> 1976 TR6 BRG Survivor (CF51570-U)
> 1972 TR6 Signal Red Driver (CC80349-U)
> 1967 TR4A IRS Blues Project (CTC76173-L)
> http://www.tr-ific.com
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