Posted by Paul Masson (IP: 142.166.253.64) on December 07, 1999 at 21:11:44:
Hi Guys, I own a 1977 4Dr Mav with 200cid . I have had it since 1994 and
have been running it for the past two summers. A couple of months ago,
I ran into trouble with my fuel filter plugging up and the engine dieing
out at highway speeds. I remedied the problem (or so I thought) with
a tank and all other fuel components and enjoyed trouble-free driving
for less than a week, when all of a sudden the car went into surging one
night after work. I barely made it home at 45 mph on the highway!
Anyway, that night was really wet so I figured it might have something to
do with the ignition parts. I still have the same problem, but even worse
now. The car won't even make it around the block and up the hill without
sputtering and stalling out. The weird thing is that it will start right
up and idle fine for what seems like forever, but I can't drive it!
Here is a list of all the things I have done:
-Brand new Gas Tank
-Rebuilt Sending Unit
-New 5/16 fuel line (front to back)
-New Fuel Pump
-New in-line filter before pump
-New filter at carb
-Rebuilt Carter 1bbl (EODE - HA)
-Head Gasket, Seals, Etc
-New Pick-up Coil for Distributor
-New Ignition Module
-New Cap, Rotor, Plugs and Wires
-New Coil
-New Timing Chain and Gears
-Vaccum Advance OK
I have never been so frustrated with this car as I am at this time.
If anyone has any suggestions or comments, please let me know. I work
at a local garage (Canadian Tire) and have all the mechanics there
stumped, although they havent seen the car yet. When the car dies out
you can floorit, leave it alone, pump the gas, but it only comes back on
it's own. There is no backfiring, no weird smells, no smoke, it just dies;
and once it dies, forget about going anywhere, because it took me 15 min
to get up my hill last night (125 ft).
Any and All assistance would be gratefully appreciated.
Paul Masson
A.K.A. FRDMAN (read Fordman)