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hi folks, you really helped me with a Berlinetta that i couldn't start, well now i have a Cabrio that the engine keeps stopping, (last time in the outside lane of a busy dual carriageway)
so, the detail,
the car starts ok and can be driven for about 20 to 40 minutes and then suddenly the engine dies, just like you have turned the ignition off, now this has happened about 4 times now.
It just wont restart as if its run out of petrol, if i leave it about 15 minutes then it will start again, i then head for home, so i dont know if it would happen after another 20 minutes or not.
Due to a ticking over problem the car had i fitted a brand new carb (long story) that made no difference to the stopping problem, i fitted a brand new distributor the type that is really basic, no electrical connections to it, (apart from the coil feed) at this point i must point out the car is a sierra pinto powered automatic , that new dizzy didnt help, so i put the old distributor back on the car.
Its a vulcan engine with a 4 branch manifold which produces a very hot under bonnet temperature, it also runs at about 95deg C all the time.
Another point i need to make is because it is automatic the gearbox cooling is carried out in the radiator, now the guy that built it , who is no longer with us fitted another radiator in front of the existing radiator to cool the gearbox even more, the problem is with this modification is that air cannot get through the radiators which makes the under bonnet temperature even hotter, so fitted an electric fan in front of both rads to force more air through, that made no difference to the stopping problem.
i have changed the plugs, checked the timing, changed the thermostat and i am currently putting some insulation on the exhaust manifold, i have removed the petrol cap immediately the car stopped in case there was some strange vacuum built up in the tank.
The car has an engine management system ESC11 an original ford fit, a weber 2V carb with an automatic choke, which is connected to ESC11 module as is the carb.I get the impression when the engine stops without warning the car has just overheated especially as it starts again after about 15 minutes
Has any body got an idea why the engine stops , ? i need to fix this its blooming dangerous.
thanks
terry
so, the detail,
the car starts ok and can be driven for about 20 to 40 minutes and then suddenly the engine dies, just like you have turned the ignition off, now this has happened about 4 times now.
It just wont restart as if its run out of petrol, if i leave it about 15 minutes then it will start again, i then head for home, so i dont know if it would happen after another 20 minutes or not.
Due to a ticking over problem the car had i fitted a brand new carb (long story) that made no difference to the stopping problem, i fitted a brand new distributor the type that is really basic, no electrical connections to it, (apart from the coil feed) at this point i must point out the car is a sierra pinto powered automatic , that new dizzy didnt help, so i put the old distributor back on the car.
Its a vulcan engine with a 4 branch manifold which produces a very hot under bonnet temperature, it also runs at about 95deg C all the time.
Another point i need to make is because it is automatic the gearbox cooling is carried out in the radiator, now the guy that built it , who is no longer with us fitted another radiator in front of the existing radiator to cool the gearbox even more, the problem is with this modification is that air cannot get through the radiators which makes the under bonnet temperature even hotter, so fitted an electric fan in front of both rads to force more air through, that made no difference to the stopping problem.
i have changed the plugs, checked the timing, changed the thermostat and i am currently putting some insulation on the exhaust manifold, i have removed the petrol cap immediately the car stopped in case there was some strange vacuum built up in the tank.
The car has an engine management system ESC11 an original ford fit, a weber 2V carb with an automatic choke, which is connected to ESC11 module as is the carb.I get the impression when the engine stops without warning the car has just overheated especially as it starts again after about 15 minutes
Has any body got an idea why the engine stops , ? i need to fix this its blooming dangerous.
thanks
terry
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