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Re: car just shuts off

To: Trspit1500@aol.com, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: car just shuts off
From: Mark Milotay <mark.milotay@onthemark.bc.ca>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 21:24:45 -0700
If it was longer than a few seconds between restarts, I'd guess vapour
lock. Are you running stock carb and ignition?

At 12:11 AM 6/23/99 -0400, Trspit1500@aol.com wrote:
>
>ok, I have a new problem that just started happening tonight.  While driving 
>the tach goes to zero, the ignition light goes on, I tried stepping on the 
>gas, but that has no effect.  After coasting to the side of the road,
maybe a 
>couple of seconds the motor shuts-off.  It starts right up and drives
normal, 
>then this happens again about every 5-10 minutes.  Any ideas of why this is 
>happening.  I added prolong to my engine today, but I doubt this had an 
>effect on it.  
>Thanks
>Mike
>1980 spit
> 
Mark Milotay, Principal
On the Mark Software & Consulting

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