Has anyone had this problem?
I was driving at about 50MPH (and had been for about 10 minutes)on a good,
slightly winding road up a very gentle incline when I suddenly lost power
and the speed dropped until all I could do was about 20MPH. It sounded as if
the engine was only firing on 2 cylinders, resulting in an interesting
chuffing noise.
The engine was fully warmed up, the temperature was about 12 centigrade and
the weather dry. I'd been using the car for a couple of hours already with
no problem. Oil pressure (60lbs) and temperature stayed the same.
As I neared the end of the road and I let the revs fall, the engine cut out.
Almost immediately I started the engine again and it sprung into life with
no chuffing and everything back to normal. From this point it was about 3
miles home, and I had no more difficulties.
Any ideas?
Dave C (UK)- GAN5 Midget
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