Daniel,
It does help the rest of us if we have an idea of WHICH car you
are talking about.
I suspect from this applies to your 510 wagon, with an electronic
tachometer, not a roadster with a mechanical distributor.
Even more, I suspect this only happens in 3rd gear, on a Manual
Transmission Wagon.
If you were to connect the "-" coil wire directly to the single
spade connector on the distributor... you'll notice the problem suddenly
went away.
Why do people call distributors dizzys? Every time I see "dizzy" I usually
find myself getting dizzy, and hitting the delete key.
As to WHY it happens... I can explain that at Shasta 2000. But only if
you tell me it is a distributor problem. For a dizzy problem, I suggest
drinking lots of water, getting out of the sun, and resting with your
feet elevated. ;-)
Cheers,
Tom Walter
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>I did some clean up and rewiring on the engine harness. Now 50% of the time
>when I have my foot on the gas either steady or accelerating everything is
>fine, tach works and engine fires. If I maintain speed then let off, even a
>mm, RPMs drop to ZERO, car does not fire, until I touch the accelerator,
>then the car fires, then backfires and continues on.
>
>It only happens 50% of the time. Rest of the time. I let off and the RPMs
>just slows.
>
>Double point dizzy converted to single points; everything clean and tidy.
>
>What is it?
>
>Thank you,
>
>Daniel Beatty
>65 1600
>71 WGN
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