[FC] Intermittent engine turning itself off

[J R Read]

Steve,

I suspect a wire that either shorts (probably) or completely looses contact 
(possibly) somewhere as the engine warms up.  Could be a bad coil, but I 
don't think so because 4 instances in 3 miles just does not sound like the 
typical weak coil symptom.

Look at the wire going to the coil as it passes through the distributor. 
Also look at the connections (and strands of wires) at the coil connections. 
There might only be a couple of strands making contact just before the spade 
connector.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Turner" <imakarknut at yahoo.com>
To: "Corvanatics" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 7:27 PM
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
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