[VintageLambo] My Jarama quit running

>Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 04:59:01 -0800 (PST) > > From: Chad Bolles > > Subject: Re: [VintageLambo] My Jarama quit > running, > > any ideas? > > To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com > > > > I know this may be a stupid question, BUT you did > > check to see if the plugs were firing, or you had > > output from the coils?? > > Chad Bolles > > 803 798 3044 > > FAX 803 798 4512 > > > > > > --- "forzav12 " > > wrote: > > > Hello. > > > I just purchased a 1971 Jarama. I was driving it > > > home and at first it > > > was running very well. I had about a 400 mile > trip > > > to complete and I > > > now realize that it was incredibly optomistic to > > > expect a trouble > > > free journey. The car has a completely rebuilt > > > engine and trans and I > > > thought it would get me home. I had to exit the > > > interstate and was > > > stuck in traffic for about 15 minutes. I noticed > > the > > > car began to run > > > a little rough and thought that I might have > > fouled > > > a plug or two. It > > > didn"t backfire or get hot. Good oil pressure > and > > no > > > smoke. I stopped > > > for lunch and started the car after about 45 > > > minutes. It was still > > > running a bit rough. I re entered the interstate > > and > > > was able to > > > maintain 75mph without difficulty. I drove about > > 75 > > > miles and noticed > > > that the car was struggling uphill. Once again, > no > > > overheating, good > > > oil pressure, no smoke and no odd engine noises. > I > > > continued on and > > > encountered a steeper grade. Now the car began > to > > > loose power and I > > > downshifted lower and lower. The car continued > to > > > slow and stalled as > > > I was attempting to exit the highway. > > > We got it off the roadway and into a parking > lot. > > I > > > tried to start it > > > and it turned over easily but wouldn"t fire. I > > just > > > tried a couple of > > > times to start it. I removed on end of the fuel > > line > > > after the filter > > > and turned on the punp. It seemed to pump plenty > > of > > > clean gas. I > > > reconnected it and called a tow truck. So now > its > > in > > > my garage and I > > > was wondering if anyone has any ideas as to what > > > might have happened. > > > I hope I haven"t made a catastrophic mistake. > Once > > > again, at no point > > > did the car smoke, get hot, loose pressure or > make > > > any nasty noises. > > > Thanks, > > > Steve > __________________