Drove my '63 R2 auto about 60 miles today. The weather was beautiful; dry, sunny and about 55F. The car was full of 100+ octane fuel and running like a top. No spark knock. It would bark the tires as it was manually shifted into 2nd. Punched it a couple times at about 55 mph and it would toss your head back. Ran her up to 80-85 mph one time. Running Temp = 175F, Oil pressure = 60 psi, Ammeter ~ 0 Everything's great! But on the way back home tonite, only 4-5 miles from the house, she suddenly shuts off. It was just like I had turned off the ignition switch. No symptoms like a sudden fuel starvation or anything. I rolled up to a stoplight, one of 3 in the big city of Denver, NC and stopped. The car would turn over but not start up. Pumping the gas pedal made no difference. There was no smell of gas from flooding out. No apparent leakage. I have a super powerful battery so I was able to turn it over and over again. I cut the lights off and on. I had to leave at least the park lights on so I wouldn't get run over. Then, after about 4-5 mins, I hit it again and it cranked right up. I drove it home without further incident.
I'm totally mystified. And I wonder if it could have anything to do with the electronic Mallory distributor I put in it over 2years ago? Guess I'll give Mr. T-bow a call about that one. I also wonder if there's any kind of ignition wiring that could be overheating or something. Any ideas or advice would be appreciated as usual. Thanks!
I'm totally mystified. And I wonder if it could have anything to do with the electronic Mallory distributor I put in it over 2years ago? Guess I'll give Mr. T-bow a call about that one. I also wonder if there's any kind of ignition wiring that could be overheating or something. Any ideas or advice would be appreciated as usual. Thanks!
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