First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Hi All,
As an FYI - I posted a note earlier regarding my Jeep(258, 4bbl Holley) running fine then dying randomly. Well, I finally sorted everything out and the root cause had two components: 1) the distributor rotor had somehow spun on the keyed shaft, thus throwing the spark out of whack, and most importantly....2) the gas tank had rusted inside, creating gobs of goo that would randomly get sucked into the fuel pickup screen and plug the pickup tube, thus causing the stall - when the car died, the pickup lost suction and the goo fell off, thus allowing a quick restart, followed by another stall. Thus, I replaced many parts not necessarily needing it(but after 32 years probably wise) - HEI controller, battery, fuel pump, carb(which also had goo in both bowls). All I really needed to do was replace the rotor/cap, tank(with a new aftermarket plastic tank) and fuel pickup screen. I am now plowing the fresh Colorado Champaign powder with ease :) Mark Lueker 308 SYSTEMS Inc. 970-282-7006 www.308systems.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/>
