| Re: [GMCnet] Another Trying Day [message #221450 is a reply to message #221419] |
Sat, 07 September 2013 07:56   |
Steven Ferguson
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Registered: May 2006
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I hope you get it sorted out Ken. You're going to love Black Canyon, the
scenery never quits.
Steve
On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Ken Henderson <hend4800@bellsouth.net>wrote:
> We moved today from Hill AFB to Grand Junction, CO. We were "beside the
> road" 5 or 6 times in the last 100 miles. The engine would just slowly
> die, usually as I neared the crest of a long grade. A couple of times I
> immediately checked fuel injector spray and spark -- both there. After
> sitting for 5-10 minutes, it would start and run fine for another 10-30
> miles at 60-70 mph, then lay down on the job again. Finally, I
> disconnected the toad and SHE drove it the last 50 mies or so. STILL I had
> the problem -- it almost died as I pulled into the RV park after 20 level
> miles -- though it didn't completely die like it did in the main gate to
> Hill AFB. :-)
>
> Because I never lost fuel pressure on my dash gauge, I'm sure it was not
> vapor lock. I THINK the ignition control module in the distributor must be
> heat sensitive, so I bought and installed a new one this evening.
> It's hard to understand "cooling off" during the brief pauses, when "heat
> soak" should have been heating things up -- but that's how it worked. I
> never stopped for long enough for any real cooling to occur. I'm all ears
> for better ideas.
>
> Since Fred told me all I could need to know about Rt.50, except how many
> times to sneeze, I've decided that's the route we'll take tomorrow.
> Monarch Pass, elev 11,312' should tell whether my diagnosis was correct.
>
> Ken "Shoulder Lover" H.
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Take care,
Steve
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