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Sudden death, Engine quit without warning or symptoms |
srreality |
May 8 2017, 10:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 14-July 15 From: Colorado Member No.: 18,957 Region Association: None |
On Saturday, during a splendid drive through the Colorado foothills, my newly finished '73 914 1.7 liter quit without any warning. No coughing, no sputtering, no lurching.....just quit at about 60mph. Not a hot day, no warnings. On the roadside I found no loose wires, no melted wires, no outward signs of distress. My fuel pump is located up front, so doubt it was vapor lock. After dragging it home, the next morning I tried to start it........and voila, it started up perfectly and ran like a charm. My local pro looked at it this morning (Monday) and after testing things thoroughly, found nothing amiss. He did say that once in great while, the electronic ignition inside the distributor cap goes bonkers, perhaps from heat and the car would die like that, then start later. Those parts are new (Pertronix),. Anyone else had this experience? Thoughts? Suggestions?
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Spoke |
May 9 2017, 04:55 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,052 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
About Pertronix, I've heard about folks having issues with it. I've had 3 different engines with 3 different Pertronix modules for years and not a single hiccup.
An issue like yours is difficult to debug especially the next day if nothing looks amiss. With such a stoppage, first determine if it's electrical or fuel related. Spraying starting fluid in the intake can help point to electrical or fuel. If it fires then it's fuel or intake system. Is this FI or carbs? |
srreality |
May 9 2017, 06:59 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 14-July 15 From: Colorado Member No.: 18,957 Region Association: None |
About Pertronix, I've heard about folks having issues with it. I've had 3 different engines with 3 different Pertronix modules for years and not a single hiccup. An issue like yours is difficult to debug especially the next day if nothing looks amiss. With such a stoppage, first determine if it's electrical or fuel related. Spraying starting fluid in the intake can help point to electrical or fuel. If it fires then it's fuel or intake system. Is this FI or carbs? It's thoroughly rebuilt FI. The mechanic said he had this same thing happen to him once in the 30 years he's been working on these cars and he's heard of it so rarely as to be negligible.....but hard to debug now, as it starts up and runs fine. I've only put a few miles on it since the rebuild, so I'll just have to drive it some more and see if it happens again. I'll carry some starting fluid with me and a few more tools in the future. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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