I once dumped a slurpy on my fuel pump in order to get home. Here in the hot
part of the USA, vapor locks cause the same symptoms. After stopping for a
slurpy, the car ran like it was out of gas. Dumped that crap on the pump and
waited a minute. It fired right up. This still happens on occasion. I'm too
cheap to buy a new pump. However, my slurpy expense is getting rather
critical. Perhaps cokes would be a cheaper alternative...hmmmmm ;-).
Charlie Hubbard
1964 SPL310
Dallas(105deg.), TX
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Peterson [mailto:pete_303@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:04 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: hesitation on acceleration fixed?
Hi and thanks for the advice on my problem. While I was driving back from
work tonight my car was stumbling almost like it wasn't firing in one of the
cylinders when all of a sudden I got this boost of power and my car started
to run fine again. The rest of the way home it ran fine. So it seems to
have fixed itself for now. I checked the fuel filter and that is fine. I
also replaced the rotor and spark plugs earlier this year. I think it is
time to replace the cap, condenser, and points. Any other ideas. It really
seems like a firing problem to me. Oh, also it would only do this under
load while driving. When I reved it up with the clutch disengaged there was
no skipping or hesitation that I could notice.
Thank you,
Matt Peterson
'68 1600
Zimmerman, Mn
>From: CalSpeed@aol.com
>To: pete_303@hotmail.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: hesitation on acceleration
>Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 23:35:00 EDT
>
>In a message dated 99-08-29 22:49:55 EDT, pete_303@hotmail.com writes:
>
><< This is a brand new problem for me. Could I
> have leaned out the fuel mixture too much? >>
>
>Hello,
>
>If you have been messing with the carbs then maybe that is it. It could
>also
>be just a dirty fuel filter or fouled spark plugs. How about a tune-up?
>Points, Cap, Rotor, Condensor...? Has that been done recently? Go for the
>easy stuff first and then start to tackle the more serious alternatives.
>
>Michael "Calspeed" Carion
>67.5 SRL311-000248 Solex
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