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Aug 10, 2007, 6:37 PM
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Stalling Going Uphill???
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Ok, so my girlfriend drives a 1983 Chrysler 5th Avenue. I've replaced the fuel filter, fuel pump, and air filter on this vehicle. After this did not work She then gave up on me and took it to a shop, who then replaced the rotor button, cleaned out her fuel lines and added some fuel injector cleaner. When that didnt work I changed the plugs, plug wires and distributor cap. None of this however has solved the problem.
We're not talking a loss of power at all. The car just doesnt like hills. We get to a hill and goes half way up and then stalls out. Then we crank it for 2 or 3 min and off she goes without a sweat. Mind you, this is any hill no matter how minor. If anyone can help me or requires any additional information from me please feel free to do so. I am about to lose all hope.
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Tom Greenleaf
Ultimate Carjunky
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Aug 11, 2007, 6:05 AM
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Re: Stalling Going Uphill???
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Wild guessing. This may be a fuel tank problem. The pick up for fuel in the tank might not be at or near the bottom of the tank. If so a full tank of gas should stop the problem. Another thought is water. At its age an years of condensation building up the pickup screen may be immersed in the water that is in the bottom of the tank at an angle plus accellerating sloshes the water to the back of the tank. It can hold quite a bit of water before there is a problem. This would probably have to be about 3 qts of water or so and possible. Hard to get out. Use of isopropyl alchohol type dry gas should allow water to mix with gas and burn thru. I might try a double dose of the stuff. It may take a while for any change and if noticed do it again and again or take the whole tank out and dump out the water.
Water was a major problem back when to the point where cars had drain plugs in the gas tanks to drain it. Aircraft, farm equipment and things still have these features. Fuel for airplanes is specially made to not have moisture in it. I still own a farm tractor that has a glass bowl to show how much water is in it and a drain to get it out.
Note: Gas stations routinely check the water level in their tanks and at a certain point have it pumped out. I used to do that at two gas stations in the 70s. The water is condensation and not someone putting water in to cheat. Water and fuel don't mix. Just like the condensation you get on your windows the tank does that on the inside. It drips down and once under the fuel can't evaporate out. Not a joke - it happens,
T
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