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Need some sage advice on this – I’m at wits end.
Some Background…
Last year my 71 GT was suddenly afflicted with really bad hesitation. I’ve owned the car for 17 years and have changed nothing in the engine for the past few. I was driving home when the car suddenly had hesitation. Within a few blocks it was virtually un-drivable. The hesitation was so bad it was violent and lurching – almost like your first day with a clutch. I managed to limp home by keeping the gas floored.
I cleaned the carb with some spray and had it idling fine. It started all winter and seemed smooth. When I got the car on the road this summer, I drove maybe a mile and it did it again. Violent lurching hesitation with the car ultimately stalling – limped home again.
Since then, I have:
- Put in a new fuel pump
- Changed the fuel filter, plugs, and spark plug wires
- Took out my Accel coil and put the original back in
- Replaced the points with a Pertronix
- Rebuilt the 32/36 DGV including new jets from Top-End Perfromance
The car will start and idle fine and will travel at slower speeds, but under load still hesitates badly, but hasn’t stalled yet.
The car pushes a lot of blue owing mostly to a scored cylinder from a broken ring. I replaced the rings about 5 years ago. Compression is likely poor. The engine is tired and the plugs oily and pressure really low. Not sure if this is contributing or not but it’s not a new problem.
I could really use a list of things to check………………….
Some Background…
Last year my 71 GT was suddenly afflicted with really bad hesitation. I’ve owned the car for 17 years and have changed nothing in the engine for the past few. I was driving home when the car suddenly had hesitation. Within a few blocks it was virtually un-drivable. The hesitation was so bad it was violent and lurching – almost like your first day with a clutch. I managed to limp home by keeping the gas floored.
I cleaned the carb with some spray and had it idling fine. It started all winter and seemed smooth. When I got the car on the road this summer, I drove maybe a mile and it did it again. Violent lurching hesitation with the car ultimately stalling – limped home again.
Since then, I have:
- Put in a new fuel pump
- Changed the fuel filter, plugs, and spark plug wires
- Took out my Accel coil and put the original back in
- Replaced the points with a Pertronix
- Rebuilt the 32/36 DGV including new jets from Top-End Perfromance
The car will start and idle fine and will travel at slower speeds, but under load still hesitates badly, but hasn’t stalled yet.
The car pushes a lot of blue owing mostly to a scored cylinder from a broken ring. I replaced the rings about 5 years ago. Compression is likely poor. The engine is tired and the plugs oily and pressure really low. Not sure if this is contributing or not but it’s not a new problem.
I could really use a list of things to check………………….