HELP--wife is starting to enjoy this, flat-towed me in again Options

[anderssj]

The 14 died again--this time I couldn't get it to restart.

Wife flat-towed me home for the second time in the last month or so . . . not only is she getting pretty good driving the tow car, she's started laughing when she pulls up in the parking lot (at least she's not pointing and laughing yet).

The car ran great yesterday AM while it was still reasonably cool--but once it started to warm up (85F+), it started to mis-fire, almost like running out of gas.

It finally died approaching the parking lot on base. Pulled the carb covers and confirmed it was getting gas, but was unable to check spark. Once I got it home, I was able to confirm 12v at the + side of the coil, but that's as far as I got.

FWIW, last time it did this was also on a hot day . . .

Will a coil that's on the way out quit as temps go up?

I'll probably start a full ignition tune-up tomorrow, but would really appreciate any tips on what else to look for.

Thanks in advance,

Steve A-

[scotty b]

Despite what some will say a coil CAN and DOES act up when going bad. Some seem to think it either werks or doesn't. I have personally had one that would be chugging along fine and just quit. After getting out, popping the hood and smacking the coil, the car would start right up and run fine for days or weeks before acting up again. Eventually it got to where it would start "chocking" before it died. I finally replaced it and has been fine for 2 years now. You could also have a fuel pump locking up. Is it still in the back? If so moving it up front away from the heat will correct that problem. Check your plugs for fouling, and particularly right after it dies for flooding.Good luck