Or maybe the coil is partially shorting when hot. The thing is, you
have to have all the parts and tools to hand when the car craps out, so
you can troubleshoot while the problem exists.
CR
Bob Howard wrote:
> It's not unknown for condensers to behave strangely when hot. The one
> time I had condenser failures when hot, it was after engine was
> completely warmed up. The symptoms then were no, or very weak, spark
> after the engine stopped. Once engine was cold again, or after 30
> minutes or so with bonnet raised, it would spark well.
> If you have a spare condenser, you might swap them and see if an
> improvement .
> Bob
>
>
> On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 14:51:17 EDT Daybell7@aol.com writes:
>
>>Thanks again, Paul. It runs fine for 30 minutes, but when I stop for
>>a short while, it starts but runs poorly and will stall. After
>
> sitting for
>
>>a longer period, it will run fine again. Any ideas what else I can
>
> check
>
>>besides the vapor lock route?
>>
>>Steve Hughes
>>Gainesville, FL
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