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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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srreality |
May 10 2017, 08:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 14-July 15 From: Colorado Member No.: 18,957 Region Association: None |
Thanks for all the tips and suggestions. No loose wires, can't find any loose grounds, no shorts, etc. New distributor, coil, plugs, wires, etc. It was a cool day, sunny and 70, all the engine tin is in place and in good order, so can't imagine heat caused it, but I'm new to 914s, so have no baseline. I'll just have to take it out on another sunny day and drive around close to home for about a hour and see what happens. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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bowzer |
May 10 2017, 08:36 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 15-April 15 From: olympia wa Member No.: 18,636 Region Association: None |
Thanks for all the tips and suggestions. No loose wires, can't find any loose grounds, no shorts, etc. New distributor, coil, plugs, wires, etc. It was a cool day, sunny and 70, all the engine tin is in place and in good order, so can't imagine heat caused it, but I'm new to 914s, so have no baseline. I'll just have to take it out on another sunny day and drive around close to home for about a hour and see what happens. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) i assume you have checked the connections on the relay board.flip it over and see if it is melted.been there done that. |
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