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Colonel · 08-18-2018, 07:08 PM

My car always starts and runs well. Yesterday if kept dying after about 15 seconds. The choke could not save it. I started moving the spark lever up and down and the motor would come back to life. Then it would die again and I would find a different spot on the lever that would bring it back. This was the only way to keep it running. The spot on the spark lever seemed different each time. Finally I shut it down. Checked timing and points and both were right on. What is going on?

08-18-2018, 07:08 PM	#1
Colonel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 251	Engine Dies My car always starts and runs well. Yesterday if kept dying after about 15 seconds. The choke could not save it. I started moving the spark lever up and down and the motor would come back to life. Then it would die again and I would find a different spot on the lever that would bring it back. This was the only way to keep it running. The spot on the spark lever seemed different each time. Finally I shut it down. Checked timing and points and both were right on. What is going on?