Maybe on of them thar UFO's passed overhead. You know
how lectricals conk out when they're around...OR maybe
Lord Lucas passed by but was moving too fast to make
the damage longterm or expensive. :o)))
Dan Dwelley
1500 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
--- Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net> wrote:
> Okay here's a puzzler for you all. As I'm driving
> in to work this
> morning ('77 Midget, 1500, original ZS carb,
> desmogged, Crane xr-700
> ignition on original OPUS distributor, otherwise
> stock), I slow down for
> some traffic, and the engine DIES.
>
> No stumble, no sputter, just dies. I coast to the
> side of the road, hit
> the flashers, and hop out to investigate. The coil
> and Crane amplifier
> are cool to the touch, all connections on ignition
> circuit are secure,
> but I give them an extra "push" to make sure.
> (Elapsed time from
> shutdown to this point, under 60 seconds)
>
> Decide to crank it over to listen for anything
> unusual, and it STARTS.
> Runs fine. (There's a slight hesitation coming off
> idle, but I know I
> need to replace the o-ring in the bottom of the carb
> damper, so I figure
> I'm going low on damper oil.) Takes me the rest of
> the way into the
> office with no troubles.
>
> Any thoughts on what happened?
>
> Chris Kotting
> ckotting@iwaynet.net
>
=====
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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