I thought Ted had hit on something when he suggested checking the
connections at the solenoid, as that is where all the electricity passes by.
They were pretty cruddy, I cleaned it all up, but to no avail. Let me
summarize. Engine is perky and runs fine. Spend 15 minutes on the freeway,
get off and it dies. Let it sit for 5 minutes and its fine (well much
better). I have:
replaced coil
replaced condenser
replaced points
replaced dizzy cap
replaced rotor
replaced plug wires, coil wire
replaced alternator
plugs are about 6 months old good color, look fine.
cleaned and checked advance weights and springs
cleaned and checked vacuum advance (retard is disconnected)
cleaned and checked all wires in dizzy, low voltage coil, alternator
cleaned and checked wires at solenoid
checked timing and dwell
balanced carbs
When starting cold (no choke) it idles around 1300 and as it warms it drifts
down to about 900. There is an occasional miss and cough from the carbs. It
is basically fine till 15 minutes on the freeway or about an hour of city
traffic. Then I can't maintain an idle. Usually, I can put it high idle
with the choke and survive. I degreased the engine 3-4 weeks ago and did
NOT have the problem for about 7 days when it returned. I am running out of
things to check/replace.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
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