running bad

brianboats · 06-19-2007

have a 71 gt with 1.9 my problem is car will run good for a few mins then will start missing and rough running with no power but after few mins will run fine again for a min. could this be a timing problem or dist problem. has any one had this problem. thanks Brian.

OriginalOpelGTOwner · 06-19-2007

Fuel starvation. Search fuel and you can read all about it for hours with recommended fixes.

baronbors · 06-19-2007

Sounds like a carb problem- what carb and what choke setup?

06-19-2007	#1 (permalink)
brianboats Opeler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: FORT WORTH Posts: 1	Unanswered: running bad have a 71 gt with 1.9 my problem is car will run good for a few mins then will start missing and rough running with no power but after few mins will run fine again for a min. could this be a timing problem or dist problem. has any one had this problem. thanks Brian. Last edited by tekenaar; 06-19-2007 at 12:51 PM. Reason: ruff - tail wagging the dog? ;-) timming?

06-19-2007	#3 (permalink)
baronbors 1000 Post Club Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: League City Texas Posts: 1,117	Sounds like a carb problem- what carb and what choke setup? __________________ Texas Opel Preservation Society

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06-19-2007	#2 (permalink)
OriginalOpelGTOwner Opeler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 137 Provided Answers: 2	Fuel starvation. Search fuel and you can read all about it for hours with recommended fixes.

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