[DeTomaso] Car just quits

[Mike Drew]

Jack,

Is what you say true when the car ONLY quits under aggressive braking to a stop?

Mike

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> On May 10, 2020, at 14:47, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> 
>   Fred, when an engine 'just quits', much of the time it's electrical and
>   has nothing to do with the carb (or EFI). I have had the exact thing
>   happen with other cars and in both cases, it was a defective ignition
>   coil. Inside the OEM can-of-oil coil the primary windings had separated
>   so when hot, expansion separated the windings and cut the voltage.
>   Sitting dead in the road for a minute or so, the coil windings cooled,
>   touched and the car started and ran as before. Suggest looking at the
>   ignition system.
>   Good luck- J Deryke
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>    -----Original Message-----
>     From: fred <[1]fred at creekspeak.com>
>     To: [2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>     Sent: Fri, May 8, 2020 8:59 pm
>     Subject: [DeTomaso] Car just quits
>       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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