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10-11-2003 07:57 PM #1
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Loss of power
I put a rebuilt distributor in my 283 and it run fine for about 2 weeks. I was driving it the other day and it just cut off and when I pushed the clutch in and let off it started back up. It did it again and this time it back fired and started back up. I checked the distributor cap and rotary button and seemed to be fine. When I let it idle the battery gauge surges and sometimes it cut off just idling. Anyone have any answers?
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10-11-2003 10:30 PM #2
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If I let my idle drop below 450 rpm, my alternator voltage surges because the alternator can't produce a constant 13.5 volts at that speed. Is your alternator not spinning quickly enough? That shouldn't cause the powerloss though. The backfire when your engine starts back up is unburnt fuel in the exhaust igniting. I would look at the condensor.
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10-11-2003 11:16 PM #3
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Be sure to check you Neg wire Contacts."If you can't run with the BIG DOGS stay on the Porch and screw their pooch ! "
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You're welcome Mike, glad it worked out for you. Roger, it's taken a few years but my inventory of excess parts has shrunk a fair bit from 1 1/2 garage stalls to about an eight by eight space. ...
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