[Fot] Fuel issue

[Andrew Devenish]

Hi Henry, Thanks for the input. I’m running a magnetic pickup. I’ll check the potential of electrical issue too - I can easily borrow the parts from my road going car.
Thank you,
      Andrew Devenish

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> On Aug 10, 2024, at 7:21 AM, yellow04 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Andrew,
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> I agree with Dave, you are looking at the wrong side of the engine... Your symptoms sound to me like the coil is breaking down when it gets hot under load.
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> Or, if you are running an electronic ignition system, the old adage of "they work fine until they die" doesn't hold up in my book anymore. Swapping out the electronic ignition for a points and condenser setup has fixed issues multiple times in multiple cars for me over the past couple years!
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> Henry - certainly not the wise man Dave was referring to!
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>> On 2024-08-09 15:45, David Gott via Fot wrote:
>> Hi Andrew,
>> If you have fuel pressure, it almost sounds like a coil getting hot
>> and failing.  Working again when it cools off.   What are you running
>> for ignition?  I’ve also had a pertronix do the same thing…
>> A wise man once told me 90% of carb problems are ignition (and vice
>> versa). Haha.  You know who you are…  I could we way off base….
>> Dave Gott
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