<VV> Need a little help!

[Dave Ziegler]

could also be a plugged vent in the gas cap. Another easy test (and fix)

Dave.. .
On Apr 21, 2007, at 6:49 PM, Jack Kean wrote:

> This sounds like fuel starvation, potentially caused by blockage of 
> the fuel inlet screen in the fuel tank. It will flow for a while until 
> all of the crud in tank gets stirred up and covers the screen. Then 
> the gas stops flowing. After a while, the crud falls off, and it 
> starts and runs until it stops up again.
>
> What is the condition of the fuel tank? Inlet screen?
>
> jk
>
> J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote: Are the gauges telling you 
> anything when this happens?
>
> Later, JR
>
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>> I have a '65 Corsa with the 140 engine.  It has about 600 miles on a
>> complete rebuild by a corvair guy in Indy a couple of years ago.  It 
>> has
>> new carbs
>> all around, a Pertronic II ignition, new plug wires and coil.  My
>>  problem -
>> after tooling around for about a half hour, the car starts to buck and
>> stall.
>> Up to that time it runs strong.  After it stalls, it will  start 
>> after two
>> or
>> three tries but will only go a couple of blocks before  it stalls 
>> again.
>> Any
>> ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
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