Avant no go

[Kneale Brownson]

Hard bucking could shake the distributor off its mark, especially if the locking bolt isn't adequately tightened. DAMHIK. 

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> On Nov 27, 2016, at 9:59 AM, <ksternal at cox.net> <ksternal at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Has anyone suggested a tired De-cell Valve?  A usual suspect if car stalls at idle, otherwise works well. Maybe this could prevent starting?
> 
> 
> Keith Sternal, San Diego
> Avant, 200k +, needing Cats
> 
> 
> ---- Jay Kempf <jkempf at madriver.com> wrote: 
>> Hello all,
> 
> I was going through my avant and got it running reliably enough to drive around the local area after a long sleep. Drove it for a couple years in a very limited fashion trying to decide to finish the restoration. Anyway, for the last summer it would just buck intermittently especially when wet. Then one day it was bucking pretty hard coming up my hill to home (10% 1 mile) and when it got to the driveway it quit and I haven't been able to start it again. It cranks, it sounds normal when it cranks like 5 compressions in a row like always. There were no mechanical symptoms of any kind other than bucking (cutting out at mid to high RPMs asking for power) occasionally. 
> 
> Going to start looking at it in earnest next week. Though I would just get any smoking gun, BTDT, opinions before digging in to all systems.
> 
> I plan to remove the upper timing cover, look at all connectors on the firewall for any engine position sensors, do another fuel pump test even though it is new, remove and blow out the fuel filter and do a delivery volume test up front, check cap, rotor, wires, etc... 
> 
> Is there any ignition component that would make the car cut out? I have done plugs and have multiple sets of wires and I have a few sets of injectors. Thing has always run like a sewing machine. Boost was full and running smooth right before it quit. 
> 
> Has about 210k miles at this point. Uses and leaks some oil but not a lot. Hope it's something simple. 
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> Regards,
> 
> jfk
> 
> 802 272 5868
> jkempf at madriver.com
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