Hi George,
May not be the problem, but this got me once. Check to make sure the
distributor clamp is secure. I forgot to retighten it once, and it wiggled
just enough to get enough out of time that the engine revved freely, but had
no power. Something to check. Good luck!
Greg Gowins
'69 Sprite
Dublin, CA
----- Original Message -----
From George Procyshyn <geopro at cyberdrive.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 3:45 PM
Subject: Loss of power
> Looking for a suggestion from the list
> Car started fine, ran for an hour and lost power. Would run
> and rev but no torque. Pull out manual choke (hot engine)
> and now there's enough power to get it home. Car recently
> had head gasket replaced, there doesn't seem to be any oil,
> water, or steam in the wrong places. Before this, car ran
> strong. (1500 engine)
> Any ideas?
> George Procyshyn
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