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Continued----I will next take her out on the road--and if she shut down on me
again I'll try to get a quick spark test. Other than what I've done, not sure
what happens next if she shuts down and I have spark. There is an auto-electric
place near me--might consider taking here there.
Tom
From: "Tom Felts" <tomfelts@windstream.net>
To: "healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 10:46:07 AM
Subject: update on shutdown issue
Since having the car towed home I have checked all connections in the ignition
system, pulled the distributor base plate out and cleaned it--the the two
pieces were very tight. I have let her run in the garage for long periods of
time and she has not shut down again so I haven't been able to check spark.
When it did shut down, it wouldn't take long before she would start again then
shut down. Then start, then shut down.
I know my trial and error method wasn't the best approach, but without being
able to check spark it seemed appropriate to change out components.
Tell me if my analysis is correct on this. I thought it might be a fuel supply
issue. So---I pulled the float bowl covers and all was ok there--also pulled
and cleaned the carbs. If the float bowl jets were stuck in a closed position
it would get no gas and eventually shut down---but---both would have to stick
so each carb wouldn't get gas. this seems like an unlikely condition.
If they were stock in the open position it would be dumping gas out of the
overflow tubes---so, again, unlikely since it would still run. I have already
changed fuel filter and blew out the line. The pump pumps normally and each
time I pulled the float bowl caps, they have been full of gas. So--I have
basically ruled out fuel starvation as a cause.
in the garage she sits and purrs forever with no shutdown------so, as I
mentioned, I can't ch spark
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ize: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Continued----I will next take her out on th=
e road--and if she shut down on me again I'll try to get a quick spark test=
. Other than what I've done, not sure what happens next if she shuts =
down and I have spark. There is an auto-electric place near me--might=
consider taking here there.</div><div>Tom</div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zw=
chr" data-marker=3D"__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker=3D"__HEADERS__"><b>From: =
</b>"Tom Felts" <tomfelts@windstream.net><br><b>To: </b>"healeys" <=
;healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, September 20, 2023 1=
0:46:07 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>update on shutdown issue<br></div><div><br></=
div><div data-marker=3D"__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style=3D"font-family:'arial' =
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x;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Since having the=
car towed home I have checked all connections in the ignition system, pull=
ed the distributor base plate out and cleaned it--the the two pieces were v=
ery tight. I have let her run in the garage for long periods of time =
and she has not shut down again so I haven't been able to check spark. =
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0px">When it did shut down, it wouldn't take long before she would start ag=
ain then shut down. Then start, then shut down. </div><div=
style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font=
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font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text=
-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">I know=
my trial and error method wasn't the best approach, but without being able=
to check spark it seemed appropriate to change out components. =
</div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-=
serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:norma=
l;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">=
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ans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:n=
ormal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0=
px">Tell me if my analysis is correct on this. I thought it might be =
a fuel supply issue. So---I pulled the float bowl covers and all was =
ok there--also pulled and cleaned the carbs. If the float bowl jets w=
ere stuck in a closed position it would get no gas and eventually shut down=
---but---both would have to stick so each carb wouldn't get gas. this=
seems like an unlikely condition.</div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-fa=
mily:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;fo=
nt-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;whi=
te-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br></div><div style=3D"color:#000000;fon=
t-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:norma=
l;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none=
;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">If they were stock in the open positi=
on it would be dumping gas out of the overflow tubes---so, again, unlikely =
since it would still run. I have already changed fuel filter and blew=
out the line. The pump pumps normally and each time I pulled the flo=
at bowl caps, they have been full of gas. So--I have basically ruled =
out fuel starvation as a cause. </div><div style=3D"color:#00000=
0;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:=
normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform=
:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"> </div><div style=3D"color:=
#000000;font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-=
style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-tra=
nsform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">in the garage she sits and=
purrs forever with no shutdown------so, as I mentioned, I can't ch spark</=
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