[DeTomaso] Car dies on Interstate--Coil wire damage after dyno??

[Erik Anderson]

The same thing happened to me in my MG this past weekend.  It was a fuel
line issue ...

EA

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of Will Kooiman
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:04 PM
To: 'clay willmott'; 'List Pantera'
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Car dies on Interstate--Coil wire damage after
dyno??

It sounds like a fuel delivery problem to me.

The oil pressure will drop when the engine starts to die - especially if
the
engine is worn.

Remember the crap that was in Mikey's fuel tank?  I think he determined
that
it was Jimmy Hoffa's socks.

It could also be a vacuum building in the gas tank.

Will.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On
Behalf Of clay willmott
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 8:38 PM
To: List Pantera
Subject: [DeTomaso] Car dies on Interstate--Coil wire damage after
dyno??


Got my car back from the alignment shop and it drove excellent for 15
minutes. Then slowly started to die and the oil pressure dropped and it
stopped in front of a semi.  
It re-started right away and drove a bit but did the same thing a few
minutes later. It would restart fine after each episode.  The temp was
180
and all of the other gauges were normal.

Since I was in a dangerous area I drove it further down the road and
when it
would start to die and the oil pressure gauge would hit 35 (It is 70
normally) all I did was either brake, downshift or turn the wheel and it
seemed to correct.  The engine was rebuilt 2 years ago and has few miles
and
runs great normally.

I have a new holley red, fuel line and filter and the car drove fine
after
replacement a few weeks ago.  The problem began after driving around 80
mph
today which I think loosened the coil wire and caused a short which is
why
the car behaved intermittently or possibly the alignment guy may have
helped
loosen it somehow.
At my recent dyno the guy said my coil wire was very loose after he
attached
the dyno tach lead and if the car ever dies thats the problem.  I was
planning to replace the wire after the alignment.

I need to take the car to another appointment in the late morning so
other
than checking the wires to the coil is there any likely sources to cause
these symptoms?

Thanks
Clay

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