starts but quits

[Guest Anonymous]

My 1976 2002 starts but quits. the accelerator has no effect.

my mechanic thinks it is the two relays on the firewall near the water bottle.

Replaced those and it still acts the same.

yesterday out of the blue after spraying all the connection it started and ran fine more than once.

Then later, back to not starting.

very funny. help

[c.d.iesel]

...... very funny. help"

TELL 'your mechanic" -

COMPRESSION

FUEL

SPARK

not the relays.

[pkbinplano]

VERY VERY EZ fix. See Below

lower

lower

lower

replace the mechanic

buy a repair manual

[Guest Anonymous]

I forgot to mention that the car with stay running if I keep the key turned on, so the car is running with the starter. Do you think it might be the coil?

[Guest Anonymous]

sounds like no fuel . Just enough for starting then runs dry. check fuel lines, fuel pump, blocked jets in carb, accelerator jets. and of course inspect vacuum advance and dist. timing

[Guest Anonymous]

When does it quit?

As you let off the key that engages the starter? Probably a bad feed from the resistance wire to the coil. Not related to relays on a '76.

[Guest Anonymous]

yes it quits when I let off the key that runs the starter.

Fuel or coil? Or both?

This is low milage 100,000 well taken care of car.

Original coil.

Weber carb.

No emission left on.

[Guest Anonymous]

ignition switch may be the problem, need 12 volts at coil when key is in run position.

[Guest Anonymous]

ignition seems fine

[Guest Anonymous]

I will investigate next week after I see all the cars this weekend at Hilton Head. Anyone else here going?

[Guest Anonymous]

I agree with BentHare. Try running a wire from fuse #12 to a ballast resistor then to the + side of the coil and then try to start it.

[Guest Anonymous]

There is an item called a ballast resistor that needs replaced. During startup the resistor is bypassed and allows full 12 volts to be connected to the coil. when the starter switch is released the resistor comes in play and reduced the voltage to about 6 volts. If this resistor is open then the car would start when holding the key and die when it is let go. The ballast resistor is a white ceramic rectangular item with a wire coil through it.

Easy replacement.