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Posted by: por73914 Jul 10 2007, 10:23 AM
Hey guys and girls,
My 74 2.0 has a problem, no big suprise there. But here is the deal I actually bought the teener out of a field for 900.00 and it had been sitting there since 94'.
I changed the oil, new points and plugs drained the fuel tank changed the fuel filter and she started up. I have since driven it close to a 1000 miles. But it has a problem that I cannot seem to get worked out. When I come to a stop it wants to die, I have the idle set at 1000 RPM's. Also when I am driving down the road in any gear it will cut out like the you have switched the key off and turned it back on. I have changed the fuel filter and it ran better for a couple of days but I do not think that is it. Any sugestions? 
Posted by: toon1 Jul 10 2007, 11:26 AM
Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything.
Posted by: por73914 Jul 10 2007, 11:42 AM
Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything.
I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there?
Posted by: BahnBrenner914 Jul 10 2007, 11:59 AM
You cleaned the tank too, not just drained it right?
Posted by: por73914 Jul 10 2007, 12:00 PM
You cleaned the tank too, not just drained it right?
Yep-cleaned, drained and sealed (por-15)
Posted by: toon1 Jul 10 2007, 12:11 PM
Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything.
I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there?
Absolutely! What you are describing, it may be a mother to track down. I had a prob. similar to yours, then one day the car just quit. Turns out, the throttle cable was touching the spade connector on the ign. coil. It wore through the coating on the outside and touched the metal. The elect. current ran all the way back through to the ign. switch and melted it
It was crazy man Posted by: SirAndy Jul 10 2007, 12:44 PM
I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there?
when i first got my car, i was chasing similar problems and i finally bit the bullet and bought a brand new relay board.man, what a difference that made ...
AndyPS: that was before this forum was alive, so i didn't know better.
if you do a search here, there's a good thread on how to evaluate your current board and fix it if needed ...
Posted by: por73914 Jul 10 2007, 01:05 PM
I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there?
when i first got my car, i was chasing similar problems and i finally bit the bullet and bought a brand new relay board.man, what a difference that made ...
AndyPS: that was before this forum was alive, so i didn't know better.
if you do a search here, there's a good thread on how to evaluate your current board and fix it if needed ...
Thanks Andy, I will see what I can round up - those boards are expensive new WOW
Posted by: por73914 Jul 10 2007, 01:07 PM
Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything.
I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there?
Absolutely! What you are describing, it may be a mother to track down. I had a prob. similar to yours, then one day the car just quit. Turns out, the throttle cable was touching the spade connector on the ign. coil. It wore through the coating on the outside and touched the metal. The elect. current ran all the way back through to the ign. switch and melted it
It was crazy man Well I am not going to give up! It is a great little car and I am going to figure it out. I will check my cable but what are the chances of that happening twice
, I am sure we have all seen stranger things though. 
Posted by: toon1 Jul 10 2007, 01:13 PM
Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything.
I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there?
Absolutely! What you are describing, it may be a mother to track down. I had a prob. similar to yours, then one day the car just quit. Turns out, the throttle cable was touching the spade connector on the ign. coil. It wore through the coating on the outside and touched the metal. The elect. current ran all the way back through to the ign. switch and melted it
It was crazy man Well I am not going to give up! It is a great little car and I am going to figure it out. I will check my cable but what are the chances of that happening twice
, I am sure we have all seen stranger things though. what happened to me was more of a fluke.
Posted by: por73914 Jul 10 2007, 01:16 PM
Sounds electrical to me. Check all your grounds, Fi trigger points, wire harness, etc. . With a prob. like that, on a car that has been in a field for 12 years, it could be anything.
I have some issues with my curciut board, could it be in there?
Absolutely! What you are describing, it may be a mother to track down. I had a prob. similar to yours, then one day the car just quit. Turns out, the throttle cable was touching the spade connector on the ign. coil. It wore through the coating on the outside and touched the metal. The elect. current ran all the way back through to the ign. switch and melted it
It was crazy man Well I am not going to give up! It is a great little car and I am going to figure it out. I will check my cable but what are the chances of that happening twice
, I am sure we have all seen stranger things though. what happened to me was more of a fluke.
Most everything that happens to me is a fluke
Posted by: 5string6string Jul 10 2007, 01:26 PM
grounds and hot connections can be deceiving. You can have an almost invisible contamination at the connection point leading to the types of symptoms described. Grounding out wires will do the same. Make sure every connecton is clean and tight. Very unlikely that your brain is cooked.
Posted by: gary gartner Jul 10 2007, 01:39 PM
a faulty Cyl head temp sensor caused similar problem with my 75 2.0
Gary
Posted by: por73914 Jul 10 2007, 01:52 PM
a faulty Cyl head temp sensor caused similar problem with my 75 2.0
Gary
Hey Gary,
Where is that part located? My problems don't start until the car gets warmed up. However my temp gauge reads normal.
Posted by: por73914 Jul 10 2007, 01:53 PM
grounds and hot connections can be deceiving. You can have an almost invisible contamination at the connection point leading to the types of symptoms described. Grounding out wires will do the same. Make sure every connecton is clean and tight. Very unlikely that your brain is cooked.
Thanks for the suggestion I will check them out!
And
Posted by: gary gartner Jul 10 2007, 02:15 PM
located betewwn cyls on passenger side of engine.
green wire coming out of the tin,
not related to oil temp that your temp gauge reads.
gary
Posted by: por73914 Jul 10 2007, 02:21 PM
located betewwn cyls on passenger side of engine.
green wire coming out of the tin,
not related to oil temp that your temp gauge reads.
gary
Thanks Gary I will look at it tonight.
Posted by: por73914 Jul 11 2007, 06:34 AM
I got to thinking 
maybe the fuel filter that I am using is incorrect. It is a cheap inline filter from Wal-Mart, it is not very big. What should I be using?
Posted by: toon1 Jul 11 2007, 08:13 AM
You should use the stock filter or a FI filter.
Posted by: por73914 Jul 11 2007, 10:09 AM
You should use the stock filter or a FI filter.
The one I am using is not FI but looks alot like the one pelican has pictured and the stock stock filter. Should I try a larger FI filter?
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