Check that your coil is wired with the correct polarity. When it
quits, see if the coil is hot.... 99% of fuel problems are electrical
(I heard that somewhere).
Bill
Slightly Classics
Tucson, AZ
On Oct 27, 2008, at 7:41 PM, DLylis@aol.com wrote:
> The first day I drove my 3A it ran very well until one moment it
> started to
> skip badly, so I pulled over and shut it off. Without even getting
> out and
> opening the bonnet I waited a minute or less, fired her up and drove
> home
> fine. Sunday I drove about 50 miles and found out I don't get as
> good mileage as
> I thought as the same symptom returned, only this time I ran out of
> gas.
> Walked to the gas station, got gas, fired her up, and drove home
> fine.
> Later on that day I was driving and had the same symptoms as the
> first time.
> Ran well, then badly, stalled, pulled over, waited 30 seconds,
> started and
> drove away. Ten minutes later it happened again, same thing. My
> first
> instinct is that there is something in one of the float bowls that
> eventually
> finds its way to obstruct gas, car runs poorly, shut it off, and
> whatever it is
> floats away from being a nuisance and then returns.
> I opened my floats tonight and although I found crud, which I
> cleaned out,
> there was nothing that would tell me my diagnosis was correct.
> Ideas? It certainly is behaving like a fuel problem.
>
>
>
> David Lylis
> 69 TR6 CC26160L
> 60 TR3A TS74461LO
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