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daveymc29 · 04-05-2018, 06:06 PM

I am under the opinion that you have fuel starvation. I had a filter inline to gather crud if it broke loose from the tank, or where ever it may come from. Same symptoms, car ran fine for a couple of years then would pop and roll to a stop. Changed the filter and that had it fixed until I got 10 miles from home, then back home on a hook. I have found that a filter is asking for trouble on my cars. Others will disagree, but on mine they seem to cause more problems than they solve. Clean the original pipes and screens and it will remain reliable, in my opinion. FWIW (I have tried several filters from several mfg. cos. and find no difference in the end. Clear and metal body.) I also used a clear distributor cap which verified it was not a loss of spark.

04-05-2018, 06:06 PM	#11
daveymc29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,566	Re: Unfixable random cutting out I am under the opinion that you have fuel starvation. I had a filter inline to gather crud if it broke loose from the tank, or where ever it may come from. Same symptoms, car ran fine for a couple of years then would pop and roll to a stop. Changed the filter and that had it fixed until I got 10 miles from home, then back home on a hook. I have found that a filter is asking for trouble on my cars. Others will disagree, but on mine they seem to cause more problems than they solve. Clean the original pipes and screens and it will remain reliable, in my opinion. FWIW (I have tried several filters from several mfg. cos. and find no difference in the end. Clear and metal body.) I also used a clear distributor cap which verified it was not a loss of spark.