[FC] Intermittent engine turning itself off

[Dennis Pleau]

My first guess would be an overheated coil.  The original coils could take
the heat.  The newer coils (Pertronics and Accel in my history can't).  Put
one of those ugly original coils on and your problems will probably go away!

dp 
-----Original Message-----
From: corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Steve Turner
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 5:27 PM
To: Corvanatics
Subject: [FC] Intermittent engine turning itself off

Hello gang;  I took the '61 Rampside out for a ride today since it was sunny
and only a bit chilly here in southwest Michigan.  I drove the Rampside
about 6 miles before a symptom that I had experienced this summer
reoccurred.  The engine stumbles, the gen light comes on causing the truck
to slow, then the engine kicks in, the gen light goes off and things are
okay.  After 6 miles the problem reoccurred at irregular times, but in the
last 3 miles home it must have occurred at least 4 more times.  Last summer
I had thought that the weight of the key fob I had attached to the ignition
key might be the cause of the problem, causing the ignition key to be pulled
a bit away from run position.  I checked this out on the way home today and
found that it did not seem to be related at all.  I have not done anything
else to check for the cause.  Any leads as to probable causes?  Since
it seems to happen once the engine is fully warmed up could it be
 coil?, fuel pump?  what else?
Many thanks in advance.  Steve '61 Rampside(with car engine), '61 Lakewood