Clivepococ(at)aol.com wrote:
> The car was doing fine until I got to
> around San Mateo - where I work, a distance of about 14 miles or so...and the
> car engine started to splutter and lose power - picking up then dropping off
> until it just coasted to a halt - several attempts to restart eventually
> succeeded and I pulled out on to the road and accelerated only to have the
> same thing happen again and again (about 15 agains in total). I couldn't find
> anything wrong - I have just checked the timing and it is spot on , new spark
> plugs as well-
My situation exactly....Gerrrr!! .... Then I pulled the 150cds' off,, thouroghly
cleaned , drained the line from the tank , rebuilt said pump....twice. tried at
three AM then removed carby's again and found a small piece of "Aluminum" about
the size if a finger nail clipping. REMOVED that dddddd......mn thing reinstalled
at 6AM runs like a champ...Missed out on the competion at the show because I was
late...
Theree is always next time.
> . In the end I
> had the humbling experience of retracing my steps back over the mountain with
> the Sunbeam attached to the back of a tow truck - all for the bargain price
> of $ 85....what an end to the day...
Cheep at that price. and ask if they give you a discount for more than one tow.
My tow guy gave me one 50.00 per shot x3..... normal 125.00
>
>
> Well if you made it this far ...do you have any thoughts on a diagnosis ..I
> assume fuel or ignition ..but wondered if anyone else might be more specific.
The only thing is if you can smell brakes burning ...
my 2p
chuck
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