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On Saturday, during a splendid drive through the Colorado foothills, my newly finished '73 914 1.7 liter quit without any warning. No coughing, no sputtering, no lurching.....just quit at about 60mph. Not a hot day, no warnings. On the roadside I found no loose wires, no melted wires, no outward signs of distress. My fuel pump is located up front, so doubt it was vapor lock. After dragging it home, the next morning I tried to start it........and voila, it started up perfectly and ran like a charm. My local pro looked at it this morning (Monday) and after testing things thoroughly, found nothing amiss. He did say that once in great while, the electronic ignition inside the distributor cap goes bonkers, perhaps from heat and the car would die like that, then start later. Those parts are new (Pertronix),. Anyone else had this experience? Thoughts? Suggestions?
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My 2.0 dies on my a week ago. Died on the road, trailered her home, she started right up the next morning. Turned out the wire to the CHT had come disconnected (not sure if that part is on the 1.7). Did not notice the loose wire along the road but found it when I got home.
I have run pertronix in a half dozen cars over the years and never had a problem. When they do go bad they are usually fried, not the intermittent issue you describe. I would start with things like disconnected / loose wire at coil, etc. Try replacing distributor cap and rotor if you still have old one. If you used crimp connectors anywhere, give a pull on the wire. You can always try putting the points back in but I would thoroughly check over wiring, fuses, etc. first. On my Amphicar I once had a cracked battery cable connector and would have intermittent sudden loss of power, took a while to figure that one out. |
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