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kpf Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2017 Posts: 849 Location: California, US
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Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: Need help with an intermittent stalling problem |
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Don66bus wrote: |
So I will probably have to pull the engine, again, and check the gas tank. It seemed like a gas problem today.
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Don66bus Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2006 Posts: 402
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 3:12 am Post subject: Re: Need help with an intermittent stalling problem |
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The gas looks clean in the fuel filter and carb. |
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14244 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: Need help with an intermittent stalling problem |
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Do you have an electric choke and pilot solenoid? Check coil power wire and branches for touching to metal. You could alligator clip a long wire onto the coil+ then bring that to the cab to a volt meter then ground the volt meter. Watch for failure synchronized with the miss. |
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Don66bus Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2006 Posts: 402
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Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 4:22 am Post subject: Re: Need help with an intermittent stalling problem |
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BarryL said: "Do you have an electric choke and pilot solenoid? Check coil power wire and branches for touching to metal. You could alligator clip a long wire onto the coil+ then bring that to the cab to a volt meter then ground the volt meter. Watch for failure synchronized with the miss."
Good idea. Given that the stalling took 100 miles to manifest (the last time), this set-up might be inconvenient. However, when it is doing that hiccupping, it happens for several minutes so I could get my voltmeter and check for that shorting during the incident. |
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14244 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: Need help with an intermittent stalling problem |
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Just trying to eliminate things to narrow it down. If it was missing just running it in the driveway you could check it at the coil but be careful. |
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Don66bus Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2006 Posts: 402
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Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Need help with an intermittent stalling problem |
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So I put the 34 PICT carb back in and tried a new condenser in the distributor. It started up fine. We went on an 80 mile loop, ready to call a wrecker again (if needed), and it ran great. No stumbling whatsoever. Could a bad condenser have caused all that stalling?
I hope so because I would rather not have to remove the gas tank, that being the last possible source of these problems. |
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14244 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Need help with an intermittent stalling problem |
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Don66bus wrote: |
Could a bad condenser have caused all that ?. |
kpf wrote: |
The new condenser could be flaky. Maybe try another condenser |
A bad condenser will behave that way. |
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j.pickens Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9788 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: Need help with an intermittent stalling problem |
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BarryL wrote: |
Don66bus wrote: |
Could a bad condenser have caused all that ?. |
kpf wrote: |
The new condenser could be flaky. Maybe try another condenser |
A bad condenser will behave that way. |
As will an intermittent coil. If it misses again, see if the coil is getting abnormally hot.
Not all bad coils will heat up, but some do. _________________ Founder and Chairman Emeritus, ECMSAS
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