engine dies fuelie.

[Bruce W.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

Danny, i tried a coil from my 57 fuel car that runs great. Ran fine for about 10 minutes until warm. the engine died and would not restart. so i guess it is not the coil. where do I go from here?
Bruce

[Danny P.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

Bruce , when the car dies did you check for spark and for fuel at that time , get yourself setup with someone and try it again and check for spark or fuel when It quits on you .

[George J.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

Bruce,
as Danny said when the car dies, do the checks I mentioned above. You will need a second person to crank the engine while you are monitoring the engine bay.

George

[Richard M.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

Bruce, When you check for spark be cautious to pull only one plug wire to test. If you have a original TI circuit board it can be damaged if more than one plug wire is disconnected. There is a notation in the AIM(K66) about this. Also, never pull just the coil tower wire to test spark as that would likely damage the TI board.

I like to use this gadget when testing spark plugs or the coil and provides continuity while testing to protect the TI board. It illuminates if you have spark. Your local auto parts store may have them on the shelf.

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[Bruce W.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

Richard, thanks for the input. I have one of those testers. Forgot I had it. Still a big problem . I put the coil from my 57 in it. Ran for a half an hour with no problem. put the original coil back in ran for a half an hour no problem. The only thing I did was to pull a part the double plug the goes into the distributor. used some emery paper and put it back together. Go figure. I guess I have not solved the problem??
Will leave the spark tester hooked up so that if it does it again i will be able to check the spark.

On another topic the turn signal has to be held up to get the right turn signal to work. left works fine. I know how to adjust these on a C1. I have had this apart but there really are no adjustments right? It has a new switch? Any suggestions? I do appreciate your help.
Bruce

[Bruce W.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

Danny,
When it died I put a spark tester on and it showed I had spark. was running sloewer and slower then just quit. Now I am thinking it is fuel. Don,t know when the gas filter was changed? I wonder now if that is the problem?
Bruce

[Danny P.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

Bruce, sound like a fuel problem, it harder to see if there fuel in a fuelie then a Carburator , try to install a clear glass fuel filter where your stock filter is located and run the car again when it die out you would see if there fuel there or not .

[Dan H.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

Rusty/dirty gas tank?

[Bruce W.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

Bill,
Ok I changed the coil and it made no difference. I hooked up a spark tester to see if I had spark at the plug. There is spark. So I am thinking it is fuel related. the spark is yellow does that matter? Now when you run it and it comes off fast idle it keeps running slower until it dies. when it is running you can take it to red line. Do you think this could be the gas filter? I have no idea when this was changed it has the GF 90. appreciate your help Bill

[Patrick B.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

The classic symptom of a clogged fuel filter is that it will run ok for a while and then get slow and die. Wait for 15 to 30 minutes, and it will start and follow the same cycle. It is the first thing you should replace.

[Bruce W.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

Patrick,
thanks for the suggestion. i hope that is all there is to it. i have ordered the filter. will let you know.
Bruce

[Joe M.]

Re: engine dies fuelie.

my 63 FI car did the same. shut off like hitting a switch, wait a while starts up. Inconsistent problem. Solved by replacing the points condenser. suspected coil first.

[John D.]

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Bruce, More FI problems are blamed for having issues that are installed with the TI setup. Now you didn't say anything negative about the fuel injection.
I feel sure the problem is with the TI system. John

[Mark L.]

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Had the same problem with a 67. The pick up coil in the TI distributor would get hot and fail. Try another TI dist if all else fails. Good luck.

[Bruce W.]

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Mark, i am still trying to determine the issue. I have spark at the plugs after it dies so I am thinking fuel. Since Jerry Bramlet restored this unit a few months ago I am not thinking it is a problem with the fuel unit. Have order'd a new filter. see if that fixes it. If not I guess I will have to pull the distributor and send it to Don Baker.
Bruce