It could be a lot of things ignition related. My experience in this involved a
distributor cap. 3 or 4 miles and it stopped running. Cool down....fired right
up for another 3 or 4!!
Replaced the cap and 4000 miles of trouble free (ignition at least) enjoyment!
Bruce Lowry
60 Bugeye "Cosmo" AN5L33540
Atwell Haines wrote:
> Oooh! Oooh! <raises hand, jumps wildly>
>
> Your Electronic Ignition is failing! It overheats and the spark goes away!
> After it cools down it's OK!
>
> Better get a new one soon. <---voice of experience
>
> Excitedly yours,
>
> At 10:33 PM 8/21/98 -0500, Thorn wrote:
> >
> >Okay ... so we're going along quite nicely - just finished a 200mile trip
> >- and have been driving around town for about three weeks. and, it stops!
> >(79 Spit - stock, no mods)
> >
> >Hummmm - has gas.
> >
> >Turns over just fine, but doesn't fire.
> >
> >Okay--- to the shop and let's see....
> >
> >It starts every time!
> >
> >Ideas??
> >
> >
> >harve
> >
> >
> >TThorn@comp.uark.edu
> >
> >
> >
> Atwell Haines
> '79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
> (53 HP)
>
> Succasunna, NJ USA
>
> The One Immutable Rule of Automotive Satisfaction:
> "It is more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow"
> - Cory Farley in Autoweek, 8/17/98
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