AMC 360 cutting out
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Year: 1982 Chero & 2000 G Chero
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My 1982 Cherokee Laredo has the standard AMC360 V8 engine & an Edelbrock carb runs s for about 20 minutes & then cuts out completely & won't restart for about another 20 minutes, after which it fires up again without any problems.
I've changed the electronic ignition unit, coil & fuel filter & the fuel filter doesn't look to be empty so I assume the fuel pump is OK.
Can anyone tell me if there's any sneaky valves or cut outs etc hidden away that might be causing this please?
Any & all suggestions welcome because it's driving me nuts!
I've changed the electronic ignition unit, coil & fuel filter & the fuel filter doesn't look to be empty so I assume the fuel pump is OK.
Can anyone tell me if there's any sneaky valves or cut outs etc hidden away that might be causing this please?
Any & all suggestions welcome because it's driving me nuts!
Last edited by Traveller; Oct 5, 2013 at 05:42 AM.
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From: Broward County Fl.
Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
Is spark at coil wire stronger looking youve got a pick up coil in dist might be causing issue ....http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...mString=search
Last edited by freegdr; Oct 5, 2013 at 06:31 AM.
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Pick-up coil as freegdr suggests would be worth a try.
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Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
Thru the years Ive seen many bad right out the box...deff keep spare with ya..
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I was rather hoping there might be some kind of sneaky vacuum pipe or valve etc that I wasn't aware of & might need checking but no such luck apparently.
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Ignition modules/pickup coils are notorious for crapping out when hot then working again when cooled off . Best bet get it to die and see what missing fuel or spark . Then proceed from there.



