The difference between your problem and mine is that I have superb
performance and acceleration at all times EXCEPT after a prolonged idle or
2nd gear drive down gravel roads. Really strange!!
Winnie (Win)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Steven P Yezo
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 9:34 PM
To: spitfire
Subject: Fw: "Sputtering" after prolonged low speeds
sounds definitly fuel related you can check the output of your fuel pump by
cranking it with a fuel line from the fuel pump into a can be carefull of
course,or the fuel bowl is not filling up. you have to check the float level
also check if the float is not cracked or has a hole in it. My spit had a
similar prob it would idle fine and accelerate sowly ok but when I got on
it, it would bog out found out by having someone give it the gas when parked
and I checked the fuel filter in the trunk and it wasn;t filling up. Yes
gunk in the tank had to clean it out and put some of that miracle
sealer/coater in the tank, you would be surprised on how much crap was in
there after 25 years.
Steve Yezo
68 TR250
74 Spitfire 1500
From: Winnie Olmer <who@sover.net>
>
>I live down 5 miles of dirt road. I take it slow whenever I'm on a gravel
>road. The car runs fine until I get to the pavement and accelerate. It then
>sputters and "bucks". After a quarter mile or so all is well. I can cruise
>at high speeds. I can stop for traffic lights and then smoothly accelerate
>through the gears. If I'm in stop and go traffic, stopped at the Dunkin
>Donuts take out line or a traffic signal for an extended period, I get the
>same symptoms. Seems like the trouble occurs when I've spent a "prolonged"
>(longer than the average traffic light) at low RPM, that the trouble
occurs.
>Could the fuel pump be in-efficient at low RPM and the float bowl gets low?
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>Winnie
>
>79 Spit
>72 TR6
>
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