Dear List,
During the last couple of weeks my normally robust '69 TR6 died on me twice
(on the highway). The symptoms were: missing once or twice, then repeated
misses, then the engine died. I was able to limp over to the side of the
road each time (barely). The car wouldn't re-start (starter turned but no
ignition). Once the car sat overnight it starts right up the next morning
and runs like a top. I tried everything I could think of (just the obvious
things) and the car is now with a mechanic who is also having problems
locating the source of the problem. It seems likely that it's a fuel flow
problem (it felt like the car was running out of gas each time), but the
fuel pump is strong as a horse ,the carbs, coil, plugs, etc. seem fine. The
car was running at highway speeds (around 3000-3500 RPM) for 20-30 minutes
both times this happened. The mechanic can't reproduce the stalling with
the car in his shop but I'm sure it will happen again once the car is on
the road. Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any tips? I want my
car back!
Thanks,
Grant Kester
gkester@ucsd.edu
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