Re: Help: Coupe GT leaves me stranded for the 1st time

[aspeer@mail.utexas.edu (Andrew J. Speer)]

>In 10 yrs, this is the first time the Coupe left me stranded.  
>
>Does anyone have an idea on what the problem could be?  After running for 30
>seconds it stalled.  Thenk, it wouldn't start again.  The started motor
>cranked but it wouldn't turn over.  I waited 10 minutes.  It started and I
>drove a half a mile and then it stalled again.  It turned over then but
>stalled right away and that was it.  I tried several more times and either
>it would crank and stall right away or it just cranked.  Help!!  Thanks.  glenn
>
How old is the distributor rotor?  You might be getting a bad contact.  Is
it an old/original cap?  That might be your problem.  It could be a vapor
lock, but I doubt it, since those symptoms usually don't appear while
driving.  It might be a good idea to check system pressure anyway to see if
your fuel pump has much life left in it.

Andrew.