Jon,
I found that these cars don't like to sit for any length of time. If you
expose them to that, they rebel. My own experience (after restoring my
Spit) was that the fuel pump diaphram became hardened from inactivity and it
would idle ok but on the road, it would "run out of gas". Of course, the
fuel pump on my car was an electric after market one, but I think the same
symptom may be exhibited in a mechanical one. BTY, it finally gave out
completely, making it obvious wht the problem was. I replaced it with a new
after-market electric.
Joe Curry
Jon Moody wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I took my '6 out today for the first time in several months. It did
> great the first three miles and then cut out on me. Ever since it seems
> to idle OK but whenever I press the accelerator, it spits and sputters
> and lurches down the road. I'm sure I provided several people who saw
> me cruising down the road this way with their afternoon's entertainment
> ;). Someone in my local club suggested that it was condensation in the
> tank, so I got some condensation absorber stuff and put that in the tank
> and the problem still exists. How long should it take for this stuff to
> do its magic? I guess I should check the fuel lines and pump. Any
> other suggestions?
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