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Re: [T3] Stop & Go driving kills my car


On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 15:10:54 -0700 (PDT), Mark Healey wrote:

>I'm still waiting for my accelerator cable to come from wild and
>exotic Canada.
>
>While waiting my other car started giving me problems.
>
>It is the 71 FIMT square.
>
>If I do a lot of stop and go driving, meaning I drive for 5 or 10
>minutes stop the car, leave for 5 minutes, start it again and repeat,
>it starts running rough then backfiring then flooding (at least that
>is what I am assuming from the unburned gas smell).
>
>I checked the spark, dwell, timing and vacuum and they are all OK.
>
>What do I check next?

Oops I forgot to mention that this is much worse when it is hot out.

Mark Healey
71 FI auto square
71 FI manual square
marksvw@healeyonline.com


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