Re: [lro] Need Help! Stalled out on I-80 in rush hour thismorning :P

From: ynotink (ynotink@qwest.net)
Date: Tue Mar 25 2003 - 20:16:13 EST

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    Does it have an electric pump? If it's mechanical it can fail too.

    Bill Lawrence

    Bob & Sue Bernard wrote:

    > Hi,
    > Clogged fuel filter?
    > Clogged/ restricted fuel tank intake screen?
    > Vaporlock?
    > When it fails do you hear the fuel pump running?
    > I've had a fuse fail to make contact in that wonderful Lucas fuse holder
    > intermittently which lost power to the coil and also the electric pump.
    >
    > Bob B
    >
    > At 07:35 AM 3/25/2003, you wrote:
    >
    > >..I nursed it home, but here's the full background and story (It's long,
    > >but should help anyone who has ideas)
    > >
    > >Wife's 1969 SIIA. A couple of months ago she was driving it and hit a
    > >bump - vehicle suddenly lost power and died. We fought this one for a
    > >while, and did the following:
    > >
    > >1. Swapped the two-barrel Weber carb with a known good one from my 109
    > >2. Added an electric fuel pump
    > >3. Added fuel filters both before and after the fuel pump.
    > >
    > >In the end... it was the coil of all things! Swapped the coil, vehicle
    > >seemed to drive fine. Had the stiff steering issue afterwords, but once
    > >it warmed up the problem vanished.
    > >
    > >So here's where we are now. I took the truck out, and after being on the
    > >road for about 12 miles, it started having problems. You'd hit the gas,
    > >but instead of accelerating, it would sputter out. Some fast pumping,
    > >down-shifting, and high revs would keep it going and eventually it would
    > >sputter back to life and you could keep going.
    > >
    > >This problem seems to manifest itself when accellerating. Coasting
    > >downhill, etc... no prob. Hit the pedal tho, andf you get the sputter and
    > >fail.
    > >
    > >The first two times this happened were around our home, all within the
    > >first 5-7 miles. The truck was still on a half tank from when it died a
    > >couple months back, so I filled it up and added some carb cleaner. That
    > >seemed to improve things, since after that I got a good 15 miles on it
    > >without any issues.
    > >
    > >Fast forward to today. I decide it needs a good road trip so I decide to
    > >take it into work - a 50 mile commute on I-80 in Jersey. In rush hour.
    > >It's fine for the first 28 miles... all is going well, I'm hitting speeds
    > >of 65mph and not missing a beat. Then, traffic slows down... I
    > >downshift, coast to a stop. Go to start back up again... and it sputters
    > >and dies. In the middle lane. During rush hour. Try to start the truck
    > >again... the starter turns rapidly, but no go. At the time that the truck
    > >failed, I had just under a full tank of gas. Water temp was 160 or
    > >slightly below, oil pressure was about 50psi (at a low idle it drops to
    > >about 25psi, but once driving at speed it's closer to 50)
    > >
    > >After about 15-20 minutes of sitting, waiting, and occassionally trying a
    > >start, it eventually fires up and I rev it up. I get into traffic and
    > >take the first exit.
    > >
    > >Once again traffic slows down and I slow down to a near stop. When the
    > >time comes to accellerate, I hit the gas and it goes flat and dies. This
    > >time I roll off of the road. Same problem as before - attempts to restart
    > >fail. I decide to just let it just sit for about 15 minutes, then try
    > >again. It starts right up, revs, and I quickly get onto the road and turn
    > >around and head back to PA.
    > >
    > >No events on the way home, although I notice that if I take my foot off
    > >the gas and go to accellerate again I get a very slight hesitation - but
    > >my forward momentum is keeping the truck going. I make it through the
    > >toll booth and get the truck home and park it in frustration.
    > >
    > >Any ideas?
    > >
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