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Sudden death, Engine quit without warning or symptoms |
srreality |
May 8 2017, 10:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 14-July 15 From: Colorado Member No.: 18,957 Region Association: None |
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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iankarr |
May 10 2017, 11:44 AM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,482 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
Could be an overheated coil. Or one that's about to die.
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porschetub |
May 10 2017, 02:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,707 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Could be an overheated coil. Or one that's about to die. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) ,the amount of time they take to break down can be hit and miss,have heard issues with the latest Bosch blue coils appears they don't last long but never bought one. I do remember the Pertronix is coil specific but I think that only applies to the Igniter II system,something like 0.6 ohm resistance from memory and the instructions state no solid core leads to be used. Never had a failure with Pertronix myself or heard they fail due to heat issues,pretty simple system really. |
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