<VV> Re: hesitation on acceleration...

J R Read_HML hmlinc@sbcglobal.net
Tue, 6 Apr 2004 22:49:31 -0500


Might also be affected by deteriorating accelerator pump cups.  If the car
had been stored a while and put on the road recently prior to noticing this,
that might be worth looking at as well.

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140

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Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:31 PM
Subject: <VV> Re: hesitation on acceleration...


>   my 67 110 pg tends to hesitate when trying to accelerate from a quick
> deceleration...
>   seems to be short on fuel.. if I pump on the accelerator it takes right
> off..  any ideas on what i should look at?
>  Thanks! Joe,
> ***************************************************
>
> Sounds like  "low float level"  and or  a weak fuelpump......when you
> de-cellerate, the intertia tries to keep the fuel from being drawn to the
rear of the
> car...to the pump...
>
> Tell us what you find!   Don't make us wait as long as you did!
>
> dachairman
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