Intermittent stalling

[georgem]

Hi,
Our Pagoda suffers from what might be common to many of our cars - insufficient use syndrome. Any way, when we do use it, it has an annoying fault when warmed up - not idling and stalling, but not every time.

I find that if I roll up to a stop sign/lights etc and wait until about 1000rpm before putting the clutch in - everything is fine - nice smooth idle. On the other hand, if I approach the same sign (or whatever) fairly briskly and put the clutch in with the revs about 2000, the engine will just die. I can keep it going if I heel and toe it and once stabilised it will idle ok.

I thought maybe the distributor springs might be weak but I can rotate the shaft and it will spring back so perhaps not. She pulls strongly with no hesitation or missing. I should add that when  she is cold, the stalling is more pronounced. I am confident that the linkeage tour is pretty close.

Any suggestion would be welcome.

[Tyler S]

Check that the dashpot from the accelerator linkage on the intake manifold is functioning and properly adjusted. This keeps the throttle from slamming shut and choking the engine when releasing the pedal.

[chumps]

I had the same problem. When I approached a stop slowly I had no problem, but if I laid on the brakes with more pressure my car would die. It always started up again. I was under the hood looking for possible fixes when I noticed a loose coil wire. I tightened it up and had no more problems. Just a thought. Chumps