Well, as some of u know my car has been through pretty rough times the last couple years. Never running continuously. So the last 2 weeks i got it running. And had been ironing out the wrinkles from it sitting for so long. I get most of it smooth. Get the exhaust put on. And start driving it home......
All seems well. Im driving, the gas tank is low but i figured it had enough to get to my "usual" gas station. then all of a sudden...the motor shuts off like someone hit the key. No stutter. Just shut down power. So i pull it over. Try to start it. No luck. Went to get 2 gallons of gas. Filled her up. Tries to start. Stop. Try again. She tries again. Try one more time and bam.....she fires up. so it idles. I rev it....rev...rev.....back fire...shut down again. No start. Wont even try to start. Just turns over. Look under the hood, one plug wire popped off the spark plug, i plug it back up. No dice. I got fuel pressure. There's ATLEAST 2 gallons of gas in the tank....thats if it was bone dry(which it wasnt).
After 3 years of bull ****, im ready to toss the keys to someone and tell them im reporting it stolen in 3 days. Im guessing its spark since i clearly have pressure at the gauge in the rails. But what would just go out like that. can i hook up a plug wire to the coil and the other end to a spark plug, ground the threads, and see if its sparks? Will that rule out the coil? Then can i do the same with the coil hooked up to the dizzy cap and each cylinder's plug wire to test the dizzy?
I dont know where i find the persistance to keep trying with this thing....if i had the money i'd probably just go buy a 03 cobra or mach 1.
All seems well. Im driving, the gas tank is low but i figured it had enough to get to my "usual" gas station. then all of a sudden...the motor shuts off like someone hit the key. No stutter. Just shut down power. So i pull it over. Try to start it. No luck. Went to get 2 gallons of gas. Filled her up. Tries to start. Stop. Try again. She tries again. Try one more time and bam.....she fires up. so it idles. I rev it....rev...rev.....back fire...shut down again. No start. Wont even try to start. Just turns over. Look under the hood, one plug wire popped off the spark plug, i plug it back up. No dice. I got fuel pressure. There's ATLEAST 2 gallons of gas in the tank....thats if it was bone dry(which it wasnt).
After 3 years of bull ****, im ready to toss the keys to someone and tell them im reporting it stolen in 3 days. Im guessing its spark since i clearly have pressure at the gauge in the rails. But what would just go out like that. can i hook up a plug wire to the coil and the other end to a spark plug, ground the threads, and see if its sparks? Will that rule out the coil? Then can i do the same with the coil hooked up to the dizzy cap and each cylinder's plug wire to test the dizzy?
I dont know where i find the persistance to keep trying with this thing....if i had the money i'd probably just go buy a 03 cobra or mach 1.