At 08:39 AM 5/5/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>To the mechanical minds on the list,
> I need some mechanical advice. After my car has been running for about
>twenty minutes, it develops a skip in the engine. The longer it runs the
>worse it gets to the point that the engine stalls. I have replaced the fuel
>pump and the fuel filter. It is still missing a beat somewhere.
> My next thought would be to check the points, rotar, condensor, and the
>distributor cap.
> Any additional advice would be appreciated.
>
>Paul
>Paul R. Sheahan
>
Paul,
In addition to the ignition problems already discussed:
Consider that crud in the gas tank is clogging up your fuel
filter. I had that problem, went through 3 pumps and 4-5 filters
before I finally figured it out. I added a tempory fuel pressure
gauge, mounted externally and saw the pressure go from 6 psi to
1 or so psi. This happened at the same intersection several times
after I had been running for 15 or so minutes. Solved my problem
by going to a Fuel Safe Fuel cell. Cleaning out the original
tanks and cross over pipe may also solve the problem.
James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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