[FC] Now what?

[Joel McGregor]

A fuel problem will act like it's running out of gas.  It will keep running a little if you pump the throttle assuming your accelerator pumps are working.  An ignition problem won't respond to throttle changes.  I have what sounds like the same problem with my '63 convertible but it doesn't happen often enough to troubleshoot.  If I drive it every day it might happen once a month.  It will quit running down the highway but usually restarts before I even come to a stop.  It's definately some type of spark problem.  Don't know if it's loss of power to the ignition or something wrong with the ignition.  Mine's had different coils and wires over the years and the problem hasn't changed at all.  I guess I need to wire in a test light I can see from the dash.
Joel McGregor
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From: corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org [corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Steve Turner [imakarknut at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 6:21 AM
To: Corvanatics
Subject: [FC] Now what?

Hi gang;  Yesterday I took the '61 Rampside out for a spin of about 12 miles
each way.  After about 6 miles the truck 'shut down', meaning the car lost power
and the idiot lights came on.  It wouldn't accelerate even when I down shifted.
Then after slowing from 50 to around 30 mph it restarted and off I went, only to
repeat this pattern often in the next 6 miles.  Finally, it straightened out and
I drove the last 1 mile with no symptoms.  Once at the destination, I looked
into the engine and checked the battery.  The negative battery cable seemed to
be loose so I tightened it before allowing the engine to cool down before
heading back home the same 12 miles.  Again, after about 6 miles the process
returned.  Each time the engine quit completely, I was able to simple turn the
ignition key and it would restart with no problem.  Again, the last 1 mile I
drove along with no problems.  I'm thinking of a faulty fuel pump but before
switching it out I thought I would check with you experts.  What am I missing?
Steve  Thanks for the help!



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