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paulmmc:
Hi,
I went for a nice long spin yesterday to move a coule of horses for my girlfriend. Did about 100miles down to Kent then turned around. On the way back my Landy (1981 Petrol series 3) started struggling a couple of times. Now, i know it's old and a petrol and not exactly a rocket but it was quite happily pulling the horsebox and horse all the way down at about 50mph, but on the return journey it was struggling to do 30mph at times.
Anyway, it was acting as if there was a rev limiter, i pulled onto the hard shoulder and even when i revved the engine in neutral it was slow to rev and the revs peaked much much lower than usual, also it really 'chugged' when revved, what i mean to say is that as it revved it created a real rocking motion.
We pushed on anyway and it kept being fine again, then slow angain, fine again etc, etc, etc until i was nearly home when it stalled in first gear when pulling off. It took loads of turning over to get it going again (good job i have a strong battery) but it stalled twice more before I managed to get the trailer back to my field. On my way home however it stalled again (luckily 5 mins from my house) and just will not start again, i even tow-started it but it just kept cutting out, now it won't start at all, just keeps turning over and not attempting to fire.
Basically, I have some time tomorrow to have a look and would greatly appreciate any pointers from you experienced owners.
I've cleaned the dizzy and fuel pumps working.
Thanks for any help you can offer,
Cheers,
Paul

joe90:
Mine did this and i found it was the Lumenition timing module that Id fitted two months earlier, It would either start fine then play up when warm, or be a sod to start but then run fine.!! needless to say it was removed and binned and works ok now worst thing id ever brought for my truck!

It may be something simple like changing the fuel filter...

Good luck with it!

ian_s:
could be a leak in a fuel line letting air in, a blocked fuel filter, gunged up carb, or maybe the coil starting to break down?
it does sound to be fuel related to me.

i had a similar problem years ago with a vauxhall, i tracked it down to a duff alternator in the end, not giving enough juice out to run the injection system!

Rich_P:
My money is on the condensor, or the return feed from the distributor to coil (be it the internal wire in the distributor or the external one going to the coil).

lightweight-love:
i leave you alone for a few weeks and look what happens!  :roll:
id check over electrics first man, coil still kicking out 12 volts? leeds earthing out? if u got old condensor stick it on maybe!
if cud be fuel prob pour some petrol down carb and give it a try!

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