re: GTV (4 cyl) Question

["Giller,Bruce C." <bgiller@domain.elided>]

John,
	Sure sounds like a sure sign of DP - Demonic Possession.  In your case,
the Demon (does he wear checkered pants??) gets trapped in your airbox
and clogs up the works and your engine stalls.  By pulling the airbox
off, you allow him to escape the airbox and re-enter the engine where he
likes to reside.  Most Demons aren't all that smart....

	My other thought was that you are having an electrical problem because
of how suddenly the engine dies - fuel related dying is a slower
process.  When you removed the airfilter box, you probably
jostled/moved/disturbed the offending wire(s) and reestablished the
proper connection(s).  Look at all the wires and their connectors in the
air of the  airfilter box; check the ones at the coil and the distributor.

	Bruce

	'73 GTV
	'86 Spider


> The symptoms are identical - cruising along at highway
> speeds (80-ish +/-) and suddenly the engine dies, I am
> able to coast to the side and the car will not
> restart.  First time this happened I tried to think
> through what was and wasn't happening - engine turning
> over, fuel in the tank... etc.  Pulled off the
> airfilter box to see if there was anything to loose. 
> Tried restarting and it started immediately.  Last
> night when I coasted to the side of the highway, I
> simply popped the hood, removed the airfilter and
> presto, chango - the car started.

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