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Jonathan wrote:Bob, do you still have points or an electronic ignition? When I still had points, I had two of those symptoms (timing off and hard re-starting). When I converted over to the Pertronix kit, both went away.
I do have a Pertronix kit in wait. I was hoping to make use of
the new points before I converted.
I'm not so sure the timing is set right. :)
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Pop that Pertronix in right now!!!
You'll wonder why you ever persevered once you've used it. :wink:

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Thor wrote:Pop that Pertronix in right now!!!
You'll wonder why you ever persevered once you've used it. :wink:
Seconded. I'll never go back to points again.

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Jonathan wrote:
Thor wrote:Pop that Pertronix in right now!!!
You'll wonder why you ever persevered once you've used it. :wink:
Seconded. I'll never go back to points again.
OK, will do and for good measure I just ordered a flame thrower coil to go with it. :)
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Went out for a drive earlier today.
On the highway, the car began losing some power
and felt like it wanted to stall. I made it off the hwy
and on the way back home it stalled out several times.
At one point the fuel pump was going a little bonkers.
I had plenty of gas sitting in the fuel filter in the engine bay.
I looked at the fuel filter under the rear seat. It too looked
full of fuel and pretty clean. Any thoughts on how to proceed? :)
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Hrm, possibly a weak pump? It may flow enough under part load, but not under a higher load after a few minutes? Did it seem to run relatively smoothly as if there was still consistent spark? About how long did it take on the highway before the problem started?

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make sure there is fuel in the tank and then do a flow test at the carburetor line.

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Great Inspiration!

I had a bit of buyers remorse when I first bought my civic. Now its like I'm falling in love.

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Here's some quick pics of the stripes. :)
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WOW Bob they look great!
Every old car deserves a second chance!

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