Here's one thing to check (though not the easiest!):
Make sure that the fuel outlet pipe in the gas tank was not blocked or
restricted by any slushing compound that may have been used to seal the
inside of the tank.
Leigh Brooks
San Francisco
On 5/17/99 4:58 AM, Mike Goldman wrote:
>I need help. Here is the situation:
>
>My 1600 starts & idles fine. I can drive it about one mile with no
>problems...matter of fact it runs great. Then at about the one mile mark
>(sometimes less, sometimes more) it sputters, then dies. I can not restart
>unless I let it sit about 30 minutes. Once it re-starts it runs great, but
>again it will die after driving it a short distance. I can replicate this
>problem in the garage if I let it idle for a long time.
>
>I think that for some reason the car is not getting the gas it needs...fuel
>starvation. Here is what I have done to the car recently:
>
>New Carbs - adjusted & balanced
>New manifold
>New fuel line (both rubber & metal)
>New fuel pump
>Gas tank removed & professionally cleaned
>Car is tuned properly - new plugs, wires, etc
>New distributer
>
>This one is really perplexing...any ideas out there?
>
>Semper Fi
>
>Mike Goldman
>Bloomington, IN
>
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