Thanks for input - they are now just in New Mexico - limping but moving ...
with no power coming from Generator and running on batteries only...
To be contnued....
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Joltes" <djoltes@attglobal.net>
To: <lro@koan.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [lro] (no subject)
>
> Sandy wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> >>Looses power on hills sometimes they have to stop and switch it off and
then
> >>on agin - then its fine ! Why ?
> >
> >Sounds fuel related - indeed - almost identical to some issues I was
having
> >a while back.
>
> I was actually thinking this as well. I can't recall if this car has
> the same fuel-tank switch that the Airportable used, but mine started
> bleeding air into the fuel line, resulting in stalling and loss of
> power on hills. I made a new (leather) gasket to fit the tank switch
> and the problem disappeared. In any case it sounds a lot like fuel
> starvation but there are a plethora of possible causes. Hope they can
> get it sorted without too much trouble.
>
> cheers,
>
> dj
> 1974 SIII Airportable, 'Smudger'
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