66 engine cutting out at highway speeds

["Kerry Pinkerton" <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've had the exact problem with my 64 recently.  Ran good but a cough now
and then which evolved into pretty rough running and finally dying at idle.
Changed to a clear fuel filter and immediately saw water in it.  Put in a
quart of denatured alcohol and it seems to run fine now.  I understand
rubbing alcohol works but you need more of it since it's only 50% alcohol.
It's certainly cheaper than denatured.

KerryP
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Pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx
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----- Original Message -----
From: bob siliani <bsiliani@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 5:57 PM
Subject: IML: 66 engine cutting out at highway speeds


> I have a problem developing here, my 66 Crown
> Coupe runs fine until I get it on the highway
> (towards highway speeds) then the engine starts
> to bog down. This happened before. I had the fuel
> pump replaced & It stopped until just today . Could
> this be a timming problem or did this fuel pump go
> bad real fast? (It was replaced about a month ago)
> The car idles a little rough lately.
>
> Sounds like it is starving for fuel. Can you duplicate the  (bog down)
> effect by idiling to a high rpm for a minute or so ? If so , you may be
> able to determint the cause better, however I can't think of a clue what
> it could be. Is your carb otherwise working correctly ? Mabey others can
> offer a better clue as to what it may be.
>
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