At 01:20 PM 8/8/01 -0700, St.John, Kenneth wrote:
>My guesses in no particular order:
> Bad fuel filters (One at tank, one before carb)
> Bad fuel pump (it's a stock mechanical)
> Carb float screwed up
> Bad Coil
>
>Is there a good way to limit this list or do I just start replacing???
None of the above. Classic symptoms of vapor lock, which is most evident
in warmer weather.... say like now? :)
Maximize the fuel pressure by cleaning out the screen inside of the fuel
pump, put new filters on, and see if a fuel line is running too close to
exhaust or other hot areas. Our little cars are very prone to vapor lock
with a weak fuel pump design. The eventual and optimal way to fix this is
to put an electric pump back at the fuel tank and have it push fuel to the
carbs instead of trying to pull it from the tank.
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