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1. car just shuts off (score: 1): Author: Trspit1500@aol.com; Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 00:11:51 EDT; ok, I have a new problem that just started happening tonight. While driving the tach goes to zero, the ignition light goes on, I tried stepping on the gas, but that has no effect. After coasting to t; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00893.html (7,379 bytes)
2. Re: car just shuts off (score: 1): Author: Mark Milotay <mark.milotay@onthemark.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 21:24:45 -0700; If it was longer than a few seconds between restarts, I'd guess vapour lock. Are you running stock carb and ignition? maybe a normal, Mark Milotay, Principal On the Mark Software & Consulting; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00894.html (7,918 bytes)
3. Re: car just shuts off (score: 1): Author: JFitzge204@aol.com; Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 00:44:37 EDT; What kind of radio do you have in that thing? Does it have a clock? It sound like that Y2K thing the Government it talking about. Reset the clock! Jay D. Fitzgerald <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jf; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00896.html (7,530 bytes)
4. Re: car just shuts off (score: 1): Author: Growe58@aol.com; Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:14:39 EDT; I think the engine IS shutting off at speed, but you don't notice until you down since the clutch is engaged and the wheels are continuing to turn it over. Since the tach is zeroing, I would suspect; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00911.html (8,052 bytes)
5. Re: car just shuts off (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 08:09:38 -0600; If the tach goes to zero and you have not pushed down on the clutch, it is a good possibility that you have electrical problems in your ignition system. The tach in an 80 Spit is electronic and if p; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00918.html (8,237 bytes)
6. Re: car just shuts off (score: 1): Author: geo@ohio.net; Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:42:28 -0400; hey mike ...if your 80 still has the lucas electronic ignition that is probably what is causing the car to stop. as it cools it re-starts. you need to by-pass the lucas module on the distributor with; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00922.html (8,033 bytes)
7. RE: car just shuts off (score: 1): Author: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:44:59 -0700; My car used to do that often until I got rid of the Lucas electronic ignition system and replaced it with a Lumenition. Haven't had the problem since. Reid '79 Spitfire ok, I have a new problem that; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00930.html (8,050 bytes)
8. Re: car just shuts off (score: 1): Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 20:38:19 -0400; maybe a normal, Mike, Try replacing your coil. That is a common problem, and one of the easy tests. There are other possibilities. John John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net Va. Beach, Va Phone; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00960.html (8,041 bytes)
9. Re: car just shuts off (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 23:03:20 +0100; And of course, you because you loose the ignition timing pulses at the coil the electronic tack will show no revs. Hence the engin appering to drop to zero revs. One sugestion, why not get a new Luca; /html/spitfires/1999-06/msg00991.html (7,529 bytes)

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