[FC] Rampside issues remain unsolved!

[Eric Kirven]

Check the wiring luke......

Again I had the same kind of issues with my Ultra Van. It was the ignition switch. I ran a wire from the positive post on my batery to the coil. Ran all the way home. You have to pull the wire to turn off the engine. If you have protronics be extra careful.

Eric
UV345
UV383

--- On Sat, 8/21/10, Steve Turner <imakarknut at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Steve Turner <imakarknut at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [FC] Rampside issues remain unsolved!
> To: "Corvanatics" <corvanatics at corvair.org>, "Norm Kohler" <mustang6 at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 5:19 AM
> Hi gang;  I took a bunch of people's
> recommendation and installed a new coil in 
> our '61 Rampside with a car engine as motivation.  It
> appeared cured as I drove 
> about 10 miles before the onset of the symptoms, a brief
> stalling of the engine 
> before to kicked back in, the red light went off and I
> resumed speed.  Then on 
> the return trip(12 miles) I had no symptoms until I turned
> into our drive where 
> at very slow speed it died.  I started it right up
> thinking it just died just 
> because and put it away.  Later that day we drove it back
> to the Gilmore Museum 
> for a cruise-in, the same 12 miles with no issues. 
> However, the return 
> trip proved to be filled with issues, namely the stalling,
> self restarting with 
> one time totally stalling out at speed so I had to key
> restart.  Those symptoms 
> continued the rest of the 7 miles home.  The car never
> totally stalled out.  We 
> went slow, fast, up hill and down, lights on and off, over
> bumps etc. but I 
> couldn't find a common factor.  A loose wire, the
> generator failing, fuel 
> issues???  Any help would be most appreciative as my wife
> was white knuckled the 
> entire trip home, fearing we would be walking home in the
> near dark.  Many 
> thanks.  Steve T. in Battle Creek, MI  
> 
> 
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