[DeTomaso] Car just quits

[John Taphorn]

Fred

I would start with lowering fuel level in carb's rear float bowl.

Perhaps when stopping at the intersection, gas spilled from the
carb's float bowl into the venturies flooding the engine.  With the
throttle closed the mixture was too rich to ignite.  When you pressed the
throttle and opened the carb's butterfies, air entered the
combustion chamber providing a leaner mixture that could ignite. My
hypothesis.

JT

On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 11:16 PM Mike Drew via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

> Fred,
>
> More details please. I know you are the original owner. Does the car still
> have the original carb? If so it’s a miracle it runs at all!
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On May 8, 2020, at 20:59, fred <fred at creekspeak.com> wrote:
> >
> >    I have the exhaust  problem fixed after all your help. Now, on two
> >   occasions, I pulled off the highway and the car just died at the stop
> >   sign. I waited a minute, cranked it without using the gas pedal.
> >   Nothing.  Stepped on the accelerator  and it started. After that, no
> >   problem. A faulty carburetor?  Please  email  your thoughts and, as
> >   usual, thanks for your insight. Fred
> >
> >   Sent from Samsung tablet.
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   Fred
   I would start with lowering fuel level in carb's rear float bowl.A A
   Perhaps when stopping at the intersection, gas spilled from the
   carb'sA float bowl into the venturies flooding the engine.A  With the
   throttleA closed the mixture was too rich to ignite.A  When you pressed
   the throttle and opened the carb's butterfies, air entered the
   combustionA chamber providingA a leaner mixture that could ignite. My
   hypothesis.
   JT

   On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 11:16 PM Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

     Fred,
     More details please. I know you are the original owner. Does the car
     still have the original carb? If so itas a miracle it runs at all!
     Mike
     Sent from my iPad
     > On May 8, 2020, at 20:59, fred <[2]fred at creekspeak.com> wrote:
     >
     > i>>?A  A I have the exhaustA  problem fixed after all your help.
     Now, on two
     >A  A occasions, I pulled off the highway and the car just died at
     the stop
     >A  A sign. I waited a minute, cranked it without using the gas
     pedal.
     >A  A Nothing.A  Stepped on the acceleratorA  and it started. After
     that, no
     >A  A problem. A faulty carburetor?A  PleaseA  emailA  your thoughts
     and, as
     >A  A usual, thanks for your insight. Fred
     >
     >A  A Sent from Samsung tablet.
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