Do you have 1/4 tank of fuel or less?  Fill the tank and try again.
TEMiller

d spence wrote:

> 83 1.9L wbx Canadian
>
> Took the van out today for a run of about 5 km to the brunch spot. All
> OK. Came out afterwards and engine cooled to warm temp (needle full
> right) Starts up fine on second attempt (normal for this engine) and I
> drive off. Stuck at a stop light for a couple of min. Enter traffic
> stream OK. Two blocks and another red light. sit and idle OK start off
> and I have no power. Stall it. Restarts easy. still no power like it's
> not getting any gas or air. won't rev, back fires. runs like this for a
> minute, then finally responds to my throttle manipulations. and I drive
> home in second gear to keep the revs up. It runs strongly at higher
> revs but will not come off idle.
> Turn into my alley, letting the revs drop and it goes back into no
> power, won't rev and backfires then stalls. Wont start.  Check for
> loose wires  to no avail. reseat temp 2 connector to no avail. Try to
> start with throttle wide open as in a flooded engine, Stumbles and
> starts and i drive the 1/2 block home till it stalls in the driveway.
> Won't restart. Allow to cool for 1/2 hour. restarts easy. rev it a few
> times and it starts to stumble then stalls off idle.
>
> ARRGGHH!!!
> Any clues where to start looking??
> TIA
>
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