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With all due respects Tom this sounds like the perfect situation where my
favorite adage applies.
"*Diagnosis BEFORE repair"*.
The repair system, usually adhered to in dealerships, of "throw parts at
it until the problem is resolved" is the corolary of that process.
Some questions:
1. When the engine stops have you check for spark at a plug lead?
2. When the engine stops have you checked for fuel delivery at the
carburetors?
3. When you attempt a restart does the cranking sound normal?
4. Does the engine restart after everything cools down?
Almost certainly you will get the wrong answer to one of the above
questions (very unlikely more than one) and then you have something to
direct your attention to.
M
On Sun., Sep. 17, 2023, 11:17 a.m. Tom Felts via Healeys, <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Was our driving a while back, engine purring, and suddenly she shut down.
> Let it sit for a while and she would start and run for a while--then shut
> down again. I tried many fixes which I will list below. Several times
> after the fixes she went for miles and miles and I thought I had "fixed"
> it. Nope-----yesterday----it was AAA tow time once again (3 times this
> year).
>
> The last 2 shutdown times came when she was idling waiting for a light or
> for a car to pass.
>
> So here is what I have tried: * new coil * new voltage regulator * new
> fuel pump * New ignition switch * Blew out the fuel lines * pulled float
> bowls and cleaned them (no debris inside) * Pulled the distributor plate
> out and cleaned and oiled it * disconnected the wire leading from the
> battery cutoff switch to the coil. * bypassed the entire battery cutoff
> switch * replaced the Pertronix with a new one * checked all the sparkplug
> wires to make sure they were on properly * replaced the distributor rotor
> *Replaced the distributor cap . * checked the small ground wire inside the
> distributor to make sure it was attached properly.
>
> All this----and STILL o joy. I'm really out of ideas at this point. If
> anyone has any ideas for me to check please share them.
>
> Thanks
> Tom
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<div dir=3D"auto">With all due respects Tom this sounds like the perfect si=
tuation where my favorite adage applies.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">"<b><u=
>Diagnosis BEFORE repair"</u></b>.</div><div dir=3D"auto">The repair s=
ystem, usually adhered to in dealerships,=C2=A0 of "throw parts at it =
until the problem=C2=A0is resolved" is the corolary of that process.</=
div><div dir=3D"auto">Some questions:</div><div dir=3D"auto">1. When the en=
gine stops have you check for spark at a plug lead?=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"=
auto">2. When the engine stops have you checked for fuel delivery at the ca=
rburetors?</div><div dir=3D"auto">3. When you attempt a restart does the cr=
anking sound normal?</div><div dir=3D"auto">4. Does the engine restart afte=
r everything cools down?</div><div dir=3D"auto">Almost certainly you will g=
et the wrong answer to one of the above questions (very unlikely more than =
one) and then you have something to direct your attention=C2=A0to.=C2=A0</d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div><div dir=3D"auto"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun., Sep. 17, 2023, 11:17 a.m. Tom=
Felts via Healeys, <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@a=
utox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><=
div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#0=
00000"><div> <div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-va=
riant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;te=
xt-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-=
decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Was our driving a w=
hile back, engine purring, and suddenly she shut down.=C2=A0 Let it sit for=
a while and she would start and run for a while--then shut down again.=C2=
=A0 I tried many fixes which I will list below.=C2=A0 Several times after t=
he fixes she went for miles and miles and I thought I had "fixed"=
it.=C2=A0 Nope-----yesterday----it was AAA tow time once again (3 times th=
is year).=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:=
normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-=
align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spa=
cing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br><=
/div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;fon=
t-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-ca=
ps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-inden=
t:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decorati=
on-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The last 2 shutdown times c=
ame when she was idling waiting for a light or for a car to pass.</div><div=
style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16=
px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal=
;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;tex=
t-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:=
initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style=3D"color:#00000=
0;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;f=
ont-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;lette=
r-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white=
-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoratio=
n-color:initial">So here is what I have tried:=C2=A0 * new coil=C2=A0 * new=
voltage regulator=C2=A0 * new fuel pump=C2=A0 * New ignition switch=C2=A0 =
* Blew out the fuel lines * pulled float bowls and cleaned them (no debris =
inside)=C2=A0 * Pulled the distributor plate out and cleaned and oiled it=
=C2=A0 * disconnected the wire leading from the battery cutoff switch to th=
e coil. * bypassed the entire battery cutoff switch * replaced the Pertroni=
x with a new one=C2=A0 * checked all the sparkplug wires to make sure they =
were on properly=C2=A0 *=C2=A0 replaced the distributor rotor *Replaced the=
distributor cap . * checked the small ground wire inside the distributor t=
o make sure it was attached properly.</div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font=
-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-va=
riant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spac=
ing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space=
:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-colo=
r:initial"><br></div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetic=
a,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal=
;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:=
start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0=
px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">=C2=A0All t=
his----and STILL o joy.=C2=A0 I'm really out of ideas at this point.=C2=
=A0 If anyone has any ideas for me to check please share them.</div><div st=
yle=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;=
font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;fo=
nt-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-t=
ransform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:ini=
tial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style=3D"color:#000000;f=
ont-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font=
-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-s=
pacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-sp=
ace:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-c=
olor:initial">Thanks</div><div style=3D"color:#000000;font-family:arial,hel=
vetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:n=
ormal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-a=
lign:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spac=
ing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Tom</d=
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