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Susan..... ...While the squarecan frontmount ignition coil could be suspect (depending). And carbs don't just suddenly go bad. I gottta 'nutter suspect. ICED CARB. At certain times of the year and certain weather conditions, your carb throat can actually freeze closed or have frost cover your little jet holes. After an hour or so of setting, the ice melts from the latent heat of the exhaust manifold and away you go. A little physics iff'n you please. The function of tha carburator is to VAPORIZE liquid gasoline at the proper 12.5:1 air ratio. Vaporization or evaporization takes HEAT outta the air. Iff'n the local air humidity is high enuff, you can actually deposit ice or frost both inside and outside the cold carburator. Small airplanes like Piper Cubs actually have a CARB HEAT lever they pull on approach to the airport for landing. Because thats the time most likely for the airplane carb to ice up and loose power when you need to make a go-around. I was driving across the high desert from Durango to Albuquerque back in spring of 1956, when the car stalled. Opened the hood and was amazed to see what was wrong, BIG WHITE FROSTY CARBURATOR setting along side the Plymouth inline 6 cylinder. After about 1 hour the frost melted and we were on our way. So you see, can happen anywhere..... ..Dell
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