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Re: The pause that makes you heart skip [message #70776 is a reply to message #70707]

Thu, 14 January 2010 02:55

jtblank

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Registered: June 2007
Location: Tulare, CA

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Well the verdict is in.... and almost by accident. I've been driving the GMC daily to work, which is only a short distance, to see if this "pause that makes your heart skip" continues. Tonight I found the problem and luckly kept from crashing for lack of brake boost.

As Paul Harvey use to say, "now the rest of the story, stand by for news".
Leaving work tonight I decided to go the long way home to see if I could get a hiccup. Actually I drove a couple extra miles instead of the few blocks from work to home. I was going to wait 'till the weekend to dig into the problem but wanted to see if warmed up on the longer drive made a difference. Well I was going about 55 on the old business 99 hiway and was approaching the turn toward home and lost all power, but unlike the bird strike NY flight that landed in the Hudson, I had no one to call in my Mayday. Full flaps, I hit the brakes and not much there, no vac, immediately to second and made it around the turn rather easily, but the thing coasted forever it seemed like. It was a good thing that nobody was in front of me going slow or they would of had a rather noticable push!

Now at the side of the road I hit the starter and nothing, well to0 far to walk so I decided to pop the cover and have a quick look before calling for help and a pull home. First I checked to see if I was getting fuel, top of air cleaner off, pushed throttle saw fuel so must me electrical. Started at step one, battery to distributor/tach connection........ can you believe it the clip was partially unplugged (loose)! Now I know I plugged it in from before but didn't check to see if would pull out easily, but I do remember I was hard to get out when I worked on the distributor last weekend. The metal clips inside must have bent and lost tension to hold it in. Let this be a lesson check connections for tightness. I then drove for at least 10 miles stop and go and freeway to see if I had fixed the previous problem of the intermittent pause, no problems, I think that the loose distributor power wire was the problem.

Now I am going to attend to the no brakes with a dead engine problem I experienced tonight. I have a auxiliary vac storage tank system that I got from Jim B awhile back. I never got around to hooking it up, but after going around the turn tonight on three wheels, it's on the top of my list. It's a 4"x36" pvc tube plumbed into the booster to provide for a few extra pumps of the brakes. Maybe Jim if you are reading can tell the others if you are still using and selling the kits, it seems a lot easier and reliable that a booster pump that may or may not be working. If not Jim maybe someone else want to pick up the subject and start a new post to discuss the topic! I sure like stirring the pot but I'm off to say my prayers. Good Night!

Like usual, one problem solved, another new one.

Thanks to all for your thoughts

John Blankenship '76 Palm Beach Tulare, CA

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		The pause that makes you heart skip By: jtblank on Tue, 12 January 2010 01:49
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Steven Ferguson on Tue, 12 January 2010 05:38
		Re: The pause that makes you heart skip By: RF_Burns on Tue, 12 January 2010 07:45
		Re: The pause that makes you heart skip By: Matt Colie on Wed, 13 January 2010 07:51
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Mike Kilroy on Wed, 13 January 2010 08:35
		Re: The pause that makes you heart skip By: jtblank on Thu, 14 January 2010 02:55
		Re: The pause that makes you heart skip By: midlf on Thu, 14 January 2010 03:17
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: jimk on Fri, 15 January 2010 09:18
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: USAussie on Fri, 15 January 2010 17:40
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: jimk on Fri, 15 January 2010 20:50
		Re: The pause that makes you heart skip By: Duce Apocalypse on Thu, 14 January 2010 10:46
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Thu, 14 January 2010 19:42
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Bob de Kruyff on Fri, 15 January 2010 20:29
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: USAussie on Fri, 15 January 2010 21:28
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Bob de Kruyff on Fri, 15 January 2010 22:36
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Fri, 15 January 2010 22:45
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Bob de Kruyff on Fri, 15 January 2010 23:13
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Fri, 15 January 2010 23:29
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Fri, 15 January 2010 23:31
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Matt Colie on Sat, 16 January 2010 08:42
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Sat, 16 January 2010 09:12
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Steven Ferguson on Sat, 16 January 2010 09:44
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Steven Ferguson on Sat, 16 January 2010 07:04
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: mike miller on Sat, 16 January 2010 10:52
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: USAussie on Sat, 16 January 2010 13:38
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Matt Colie on Sat, 16 January 2010 13:46
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Sat, 16 January 2010 16:28
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: USAussie on Sat, 16 January 2010 17:01
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Sat, 16 January 2010 17:16
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: USAussie on Sat, 16 January 2010 21:28
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Sun, 17 January 2010 07:35
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: USAussie on Sun, 17 January 2010 07:38
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: bumpersticker on Sun, 17 January 2010 14:20
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Sun, 17 January 2010 15:40
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: USAussie on Sun, 17 January 2010 17:33
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Kosier on Sat, 16 January 2010 20:58
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Sun, 17 January 2010 07:38
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: USAussie on Sun, 17 January 2010 07:40
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Steven Ferguson on Sun, 17 January 2010 07:53
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: GMCWiperMan on Sun, 17 January 2010 08:36
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Dennis S on Sun, 17 January 2010 09:37
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Dennis S on Sun, 17 January 2010 09:39
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Steven Ferguson on Sun, 17 January 2010 09:51
		Re: [GMCnet] The pause that makes you heart skip By: Steven Ferguson on Sun, 17 January 2010 10:02
		[GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: Bill Massey on Sun, 17 January 2010 10:12
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: Steven Ferguson on Sun, 17 January 2010 10:27
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: GMCWiperMan on Sun, 17 January 2010 15:19
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: Byron Songer on Sun, 17 January 2010 17:03
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: GMCWiperMan on Sun, 17 January 2010 17:10
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: Rick Denney on Tue, 19 January 2010 16:11
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes youheart skip) By: USAussie on Tue, 19 January 2010 16:41
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes youheart skip) By: Bill Massey on Tue, 19 January 2010 22:22
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: GMCWiperMan on Tue, 19 January 2010 18:28
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: Bill Massey on Tue, 19 January 2010 21:43
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: Rick Denney on Wed, 20 January 2010 11:04
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: Bill Massey on Wed, 20 January 2010 17:05
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makesyou heart skip) By: USAussie on Wed, 20 January 2010 17:16
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing By: Bill Massey on Wed, 20 January 2010 17:52
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing By: Rick Denney on Wed, 20 January 2010 18:41
		Re: [GMCnet] Photo Site Editing (was: The pause that makes you heart skip) By: Bill Massey on Wed, 20 January 2010 18:46
		Re: The pause that makes you heart skip By: Duce Apocalypse on Wed, 13 January 2010 10:52
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		Re: The pause that makes you heart skip By: RF_Burns on Sat, 16 January 2010 09:20

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