If the situation returns, you may find you'll need to drain the gas tank,
because there are more particles it the tank that have formed over the
years.
Al Salvatore
----- Original Message -----
From: "mbullard" <mbullard@hawaii.rr.com>
To: <mbullard@hawaii.rr.com>; <dmramsey6@earthlink.net>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: RE: She no run...
> Done. pumping out like ol faithful.
>
> Mark
>
> >On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:47:29 -0700 "Darrell Ramsey"
> <dmramsey6@earthlink.net> wrote.
> >I'd check the fuel filter. It could be clogged with crud, stopping fuel
> >flow. Then after the car sits, it settles, allowing you to drive again -
> >for a while.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> >Behalf Of Jim Swarthout
> >Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 8:09 PM
> >To: 'mbullard'
> >Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: She no run...
> >
> >
> >Mark,
> >
> >Are you certain that "all" your mechanic friend did was set the timing?
> >There must be some logical reason why this seemed to have solved the
> >problem for a few days.
> >
> >If so, I would look carefully at the distributor
> >
> >Does it have the original points style distributor?
> >
> >
> >Jim Swarthout
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >Subject: She no run...
> >
> >Listers,
> >
> >My car ('74 TR6) started acting funny (missing, backfiring and just
> >sounding
> >bogged down) shortly after I got it back to Hawaii. I had a mechanic
> >friend
> >come over and he adjusted the timing and all was fine for a day or so
> >and it
> >started back up again.
> >
> >
> >Any thoughts will be appreciated.
> >
> >Mahalo,
> >
> >
> >Mark Bullard
> >'74 TR6 (that's asking why she was brought all the way to Hawaii to sit
> >in
> >the garage)
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