[DeTomaso] Down again?

[asajay at asajay.com]

You may want to check the fuel tank for old bedsheets.  Ask Mike Drew  
for details.

Asa Jay


Quoting Erik Anderson <eanderson at geotracinternational.com>:

> Well, after running great since replacing my sheared distributor   
> gear pin, I fired up my Pante last night and everything ran great   
> for two minutes until she clunked out.  My fuel gauge red light had   
> just come on and I thought ... Hmmm, did I run out of gas?  I filled  
>  her with a gerry can and she fired up right away and as I started   
> off everything seemed great until I shifted into second gear.  She   
> died again, completely.
>
> There was nothing doing for the next 20 minutes - she wouldn't turn   
> over.  I then tried again and she fired up just fine, but (again)   
> quit after idling for 2 minutes.
>
> We pushed her in to my garage and on to my lift and checked the fuel  
>  lines and filter.  The only thing that seemed out of the norm was a  
>  possible slow leak from the feeder line (gas tank to filter);   
> however, my cat never drops any fluid on the floor.
>
> I'm thinking I may have a clogged fuel filter - caused from my tank   
> becoming low on fuel?
>
> Help!
>
> Thanks in adavnce,
>
> Erik
>
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