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Cutting Out At Higher Speeds and Inclines

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Subject: Cutting Out At Higher Speeds and Inclines
From: "Michael F. Papirtis" <papirtis@erols.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2001 20:58:54 -0400
Just had my 80 Spit out for a run this afternoon.  Ran fine for about 15
miles, then started cutting out (as in, completely shutting down - the
tach would drop to zero, then the engine would kick back in a few
seconds later, then repeat).  Seemed to occur at higher speeds and on
inclines.  At lower RPM's the problem would go away.  No problem at
idle.  If I kept the speed around 35-45 mph and rpm about 2-2.5 K, it
ran smoothly enough to get it home.

To me it seems electrical in nature as the tach did a nose-dive to zero
each time and it runs off the coil (i think... ).  Figured fuel problem
would give me reduced RPM's but show a tack with some RPM's indicated.

Any thoughts?

Mine ran to:

1.  Coil
2.  Energy Module (Allison)
3.  Fuel Pump
4.  Fuel Filter


Thanks!

Mike P.
Leesburg, VA
79 Spit
80 Spit

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