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Subject:Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
From:Marc Perdue
Date:Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:29:36 -0500

Any possibility the distributor wasn't tightened all the way and has
been slowly moving?  I've had that happen before...

Marc

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Mark Drexler <mdrexler@zing-net.ca> wrote:
> Hi. Help needed. We are stranded at Homestead, Florida, where Hwy 1 heads
> into the Keys.
>
> 91 GL Westy doesn't want to go any further. Started rough this am, but ran
> decent most of day once completely warmed up.
>
> Just completed 1700 trouble free (till now) miles on new fuel injectors,
> fuel lines, plug wires, plugs, cap and rotor. Fuel filter has about 2-3k on
> it. Checked plugs this am, and they were a brown and dry.
>
> Now �just fueled up, and will start, but spits and burps, and can't get all
> cylinders firing on start up. Feels like a lack of fuel delivery to me.
> Getting more and more rough on start up last couple of days, actually since
> some heavy rains a couple of days ago.
>
>
>
> Suggestions on root cause or things I should check please, and does anybody
> know any techs around very south florida that I could track down???
>
>
>
> THANKS.
>
>
>
> Mark & Mary
>