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Posted by Tim Holloway [69.54.28.229] on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 19:15:34 :
Well, to paraphrase the old aircraft saying" Any landing you can walk away from is a good one" I will say " Any test drive you dont walk home from is a good one" By that standard, I had a good first test drive. However, I coasted into my driveway.
I installed the rest of the lugnuts, then drove a loop of about 15 miles. A couple times, it would start to sputter, but with a good stomp on the gas pedal, it would smooth right out. It ran fine when it was floored, but toward the end of the trip, it would start sputtering when I would start down a hill, unless I kept it floored. Then, as I approached my driveway, it stalled, and I rolled in and parked in front of the shop. it will crank, but wont even try to fire.
I figured I would let it sit a while and try it again. Temp is only 70, and the engine was running at a good temp the whole time so I doubt it was vapor lock. I do have the heat shield installed.
Gas isnt old and doesnt have any ethanol in it.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Oh and by the way, it was a total blast driving it!
Thanks,
Tim
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