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Harley61


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I have a 52 Fleetleader with the straight 6, when it is cold it fires right up and runs great, after about 30 to 45 minutes when you accelerate it hesitates and gets a little "bucky" if you shut it down it will not restart until it cools off. A friend suggested starting with the condenser and checking the points and working my way through coil and the rest of the ignition system.

Anyone with thoughts on this?



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Beaumont4008


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I would also check the coil. Very similar symptoms to my freinds v8 S10 truck. Would run fine on a cold start and die a few miles down the road. Then would not start until coil cooled down.  Just a thought you never know.



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Yes the coil is a good point to start. In this case, I use a bottle of water to cool down quickly the coil, this way it's reduce the searching time.

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Like Fitz Said go get a new Coil.

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Harley61


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Thanks Guys I put a new coil on Thursday night, drove it around Friday night and for about 2 hours today in 85 degrees with multiple starts and it popped off first time every time.

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Maybe it was the coil ??



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Glad to see you got it sorted out.smile.gif



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I hope this will fix my 52 as well, it starts great when cold drives fine but when I shut it down it won't restart for 15-20 mins. The car is still new to me so i don't know what bugs I should expect to encounter.

oooops spoke too soon, now the car wont start at all.confuse



-- Edited by B-52 on Wednesday 13th of June 2012 01:35:09 PM

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