Steve ... had a similar problem yesterday in our B, but not quite so
dramatic. Turned out to be loose wires on the coil ... (at least I hope so
as disconnecting and reconnecting seemed to do the trick) ... Bob
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|Stange occurrence as I was driving the 68 BGT out in the hills of Jersey
|today. I noticed a slight hesitation when cruising in fourth gear
|- nothing
|major. The car has seen very limited use this summer due to all
|the rain and
|getting ready for a new baby coming, so I chalked it up to being a
|bit out of tune,
|and figured I'd check out the timing, etc., when I got home.
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|Then the tachometer started going haywire, bouncing all over. The engine
|continued to idle at about 3000 rpm while this was happening. The
|tachometer
|then went dead, and I lost all drive power, no throttle response,
|nothing. This
|went on for about 10 seconds as I was coasting down a hill and
|all the while
|the engine continued to idle at around 3000 rpm.
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|Then BAM!!!!! The loudest backfire I had ever heard. The
|tachometer started
|registering again - about 3000 rpm, and drive power resumed.
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|Needless to say I bee-lined it straight home (without a problem),
|and parked
|her. I haven't had a chance to check out the timing yet, and will
|try to get
|to that during the week.
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|But the question remains, what happened?!?
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|Steve in NJ
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