Mopewbie
Well-Known Member
I had the most bizarre interaction with my car yesterday.
Started fine, I was driving around and at some point I could feel it like a lack of petrol... But carried on. When I stopped accelerating, the car stalled.
Turn the key, car back on, I continued my journey.
That happened few times more, but once it didn't start straight away. I turned the electric fuel pump on, it started, carry on... I was blaming fuel somehow.
When I arrived at the place I was going to, when I put it on reverse, the car started to struggle A LOT. Shaking, etc, I had to keep the pedal down to keep going but the car was literally jumping. Out of reverse, it was "fine".
Went for a walk, it stalled again still in the car park. I adjusted the carb and turn the screw for a higher RPM.
It worked... Until I got home, and put it on reverse, everything happened again, and it would start anymore.
Well... After a few minutes it started... I managed to put the car in the garage...
While I was having a look around, with the car on, I touched something and It died.
Couldn't understand why but then I realised the ring terminal to coil earth was a bit loose. As soon as I touched it, it snapped.
I replaced the ring, car started as normal, but I had no chance to take it out today and test it.
But I believe the connection was really weak and it was causing the "misfire", etc?
Car has the pertronix, so coil negative goes straight to distributor.
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Started fine, I was driving around and at some point I could feel it like a lack of petrol... But carried on. When I stopped accelerating, the car stalled.
Turn the key, car back on, I continued my journey.
That happened few times more, but once it didn't start straight away. I turned the electric fuel pump on, it started, carry on... I was blaming fuel somehow.
When I arrived at the place I was going to, when I put it on reverse, the car started to struggle A LOT. Shaking, etc, I had to keep the pedal down to keep going but the car was literally jumping. Out of reverse, it was "fine".
Went for a walk, it stalled again still in the car park. I adjusted the carb and turn the screw for a higher RPM.
It worked... Until I got home, and put it on reverse, everything happened again, and it would start anymore.
Well... After a few minutes it started... I managed to put the car in the garage...
While I was having a look around, with the car on, I touched something and It died.
Couldn't understand why but then I realised the ring terminal to coil earth was a bit loose. As soon as I touched it, it snapped.
I replaced the ring, car started as normal, but I had no chance to take it out today and test it.
But I believe the connection was really weak and it was causing the "misfire", etc?
Car has the pertronix, so coil negative goes straight to distributor.
318
