[T3] Endless Problems...

Mark Fuhriman mfuhriman at gmail.com
Sat Dec 4 23:16:35 PST 2010


On Saturday, December 4, 2010, J. Jonik <j_jonik at yahoo.com> wrote:
> The same T II, FI. Std. 72 engine...
>
> Car started very rough the first time...lots of white smoke...then calmed down and idled well, and drove around the block well several times, then started later and was just fine...I thought.
>
> BUT...just now, luckily before getting on the main highway, the same old stuttering, apparent loss of adequate fuel symptom.   It was stalling. Often, while rolling, a few revs of the gas, and its energy comes back, even without that fluttering symptom. Not this time. No revving helped.   No reaction to gas pedal pumping.  It died, on the side of the ramp, w/ flashers on.
>   Usually, after such things, it just takes some cranking, maybe some puffs of white smoke again, and off she goes.  Not this time.  There was no click..no ignition.

...what Bob said about the voltage regulator.  What do your spark
plugs look like?

Mark
'69 Fastback



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