Could it be that the carbs are loading up to much gas and causing it
to flood? Is there a strong odor of gas? Floats may be bad or out of
whack. Just a thought/
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Geoffrey Gallaway <geoffeg@sloth.org>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 11:55 PM
Subject: Engine wont keep running
> This problem has been plaguing me for a week now, I've tried
everything I
> can think of.. I replaced the fuel pump, fitler, hoses, carbs and
> tightened everthing down.
>
> When the engine is cold/hasnt been drivin in hours:
> Accelerating from a stop somewhat powerfully through all gears the
engine
> will "stutter" around 3rd gear at 3000 rpms. This is almost 100%
reliable
> and perfect. Get on the highway and every once and a while it will
stutter
> or choke. If you floor the gas while its stuttering, it picks up
power
> while stuttering for a second then goes back to regular/clean
> acceleration. If you don't do anything while its stuttering, it just
> clears up in a second.
>
> If the engine is hot/just drivin:
> Starting from a stop somewhat powerfully (as above) causes the
engine go
> give out/die at around the same spot as when cold. If you floor the
gas,
> it sputters badly, dies, sputters back again and starts running
correctly.
> On the highway, the same thing occurs once and a while. At times,
the
> problem gets so bad, the car just dies requiring a very lengthly
restart
> (usually ticking off the people behind me)..
>
> This problem gets worse and worse every time the engine dies and
needs a
> restart. If I take the gas line off the first carb, put it into a
can and
> turn the fuel pump on, gas seems to come out fast, powerfully and
> reliably.
>
> It may be that the spot where the engine is dying (when starting off
from
> a stop) is the same spot where the gas bowls on the carbs run out of
fuel.
> If I understand the system correctly, the fuel pump will pump as
much fuel
> into the system until the bowls are full of fuel and then slow
down/stop.
>
> Questions:
> * If there is air in the gas line somewhere, how will this affect
the
> engine?
> * Each carb has its own fuel bowl with one daisy chained to the
other.
> This means that the first bowl has to fill up before the gas flows
over
> into the second bowl. Could this be affecting something?
> * What is vapor lock and could this be affecting anything?
> * Why won't it stay running?
> * Does anyone want to take me to a local pub and pay for a few beers
and
> then drive me home?
>
> Geoff
>
> --
> Geoffrey Gallaway || I dunno, I dream in Perl sometimes.
> geoffeg@sloth.org ||
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