[DeTomaso] Dead In The Water

[asajay at asajay.com]

There may not have been, you'll need to check the choke housing for a  
terminal tab.  If there is one, you'll need to look around the wiring  
harness on the block and see if there is a loose wire just laying  
around, and possibly shorting when you least expect it.  If there is  
no tab on the choke housing, check around for the loose wire anyway. :)

Asa Jay

Quoting Art Stephens <artstephens at verizon.net>:

>     I took my choke off a few months ago.  I didn't think my choke had
> a wire going to it?
>
> Thanks,
> Art
>
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Szwab,Konrad,HOUSTON,IT"
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> To: <asajay at asajay.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Dead In The Water
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>> I had a similar issue with that wire from the coil going to the   
>> choke shorting to ground.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com   
>> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On Behalf Of asajay at asajay.com
>> Sent: 2009-05-12 13:26
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Dead In The Water
>>
>> Carb or EFI?
>> No fuel?
>> Ignition module?
>> Cap/rotor?
>>
>> Need more data.
>>
>> Asa Jay
>>
>>
>> Quoting Art Stephens <artstephens at verizon.net>:
>>
>>>     I fired up the car this morning and everything was normal with
>>> the engine idling until it just quit running.  I thought that was
>>> odd so I fired it up again and a few seconds later it quit again.  I
>>> fired it up again and it was ran normally. I then took it for a
>>> drive and I didn't get a block away before it quit while I was
>>> driving along in first or second gear.  I left it in gear as I
>>> rolled along and it re-lit for a few seconds only to quit again.  I
>>> fired it up and drove back home with no more trouble.  The way it
>>> died,  I'm sure it is electrical.  There was no coughing or
>>> sputtering,  it would just stop deader than a beaver hat and then
>>> re-light.  I wiggled the wires I could reach with the engine running
>>> and could not make it die.  I'm headed out to pull the engine cover
>>> in the cab so that I can access the front of the distributor and
>>> try  to figure out what is wrong. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Art
>>>
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