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Subject:Re: Momentary Engine Stoppage
From:JRodgers
Date:Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:04:02 -0500

Actually it was like 1 second - maybe two. But it was a dead on complete
shutoff.

John

On 8/13/2012 5:43 PM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
> A few seconds is a looooooooooong time when cruising.  When my camper needed a new AFM it would quit without warning, then reengage, but the outage was never seconds long -- more like a second if that.  But when it quit, it quit, then refired.  I imagined all sorts of fuel and electrical problems, but thanks to a knowledgeable mechanic, got on the right track.  mcneely
>
> ---- JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> Was hauling down the road when suddenly the engine just quite for a few
>> seconds. No sputtering, no running rough, no gag-cough-spit. It just
>> quit dead cold then caught again. I feel this to be an
>> electrical/ignition issue rather than an fuel issue. Any opinions about
>> this problem?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
>
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> David McNeely
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