Texas500
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I've been fighting this problem for several weeks now. Initial problem was cold start/running is great. Died after 10-15 minutes. Will not start. If I wait for 15-20 min, starts right up. Will last another 10 minutes. Repeat.
Did the following:
-Resurfaced Carb
-Replace carb spacer & gaskets
-Replace fuel pump
-Replaced points with Pertronix Ignitor (hall effect)
-Replaced coil, cap, and rotor
-Replaced spark plugs - old ones were fouled black
-Replaced mech voltage regulator
After the regulator replacement, the car will continue to drive but has a terrible miss at all speeds. Before the new regulator, the car would miss then die a short time later. The last time out, I drove the car 20 km.
I noticed when I turn on the headlights, the miss gets A LOT worse and the car loses speed. Turn headlights off and there's a noticeable improvement. Miss is still present but not was bad. Could this be a battery or dynamo problem? Aside from the spark plug wires, they are the only things I haven't replaced!
Did the following:
-Resurfaced Carb
-Replace carb spacer & gaskets
-Replace fuel pump
-Replaced points with Pertronix Ignitor (hall effect)
-Replaced coil, cap, and rotor
-Replaced spark plugs - old ones were fouled black
-Replaced mech voltage regulator
After the regulator replacement, the car will continue to drive but has a terrible miss at all speeds. Before the new regulator, the car would miss then die a short time later. The last time out, I drove the car 20 km.
I noticed when I turn on the headlights, the miss gets A LOT worse and the car loses speed. Turn headlights off and there's a noticeable improvement. Miss is still present but not was bad. Could this be a battery or dynamo problem? Aside from the spark plug wires, they are the only things I haven't replaced!
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