[FC] Intermittent engine turning itself off

[S M]

The two solutions given to the problem are not likely since the GEN light is coming on...
First thing I'd do is clean the terminals in the wiring harness connector in the engine bay. The big red wire is likely corroded. It's best to pop the two ends out of the connector, cut the terminals off and solder the wires together outside of the connector.
yea, Vairily ... Shaun

----- Original Message -----
From: BBRT <chsadek at comcast.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 6:57 pm
Subject: Re: [FC] Intermittent engine turning itself off
To: Steve Turner <imakarknut at yahoo.com>
Cc: corvanatics at corvair.org

> Almost sounds like the negative coil wire (to the distributor) 
> has gotten 
> brittle and intermittent. Common occurrence.
> Chuck S
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Turner"
> 
> 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 
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