Posted by Pops1532 on April 16, 2014 at 17:41:04 from (98.227.133.60):
In Reply to: Car Question posted by Jeff Oliver on April 16, 2014 at 03:23:33:
Check the fuel pressure and check the volume the fuel pump puts out cold.
Warm the engine up and check the fuel pressure and volume again.
The results from those tests should give you an indication of the condition of the fuel pump.
Has the car been sitting? Could be there is rust plugging the screen on the pick up in the gas tank. Can you rig up a portable gas tank to rule out a plugged screen in the car's tank?
Were the parts in the carb kit ethanol compatible?
Ignition coils can sometimes be problematic when they're hot. Coils mounted vertically didn't have as many problems as those mounted horizontally.
If your ignition timing is jumping around it could be worn bushings in the distributor.
I don't think it's a vapor lock issue. In my experience, when vapor lock occurs the engine either won't start at all, or if it does start, it will die and not restart. That usually doesn't happen until you're in the middle of an intersection of two highways. :wink:
Don't throw parts at it. Diagnose the problem, then replace what needs to be replaced.
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