Need Help Please - Loosing power and then she dies...

[MbogoRover]

I'd bet ignition. Coil or condenser. I know you said you replaced the condenser. I'd do it again. I sure have spent a lot of time chasing fuel problems that were ignition.

I don't see how it could run 15 miles with a plugged fuel anything.

I replaced the condenser only a month ago and have driven less than 20 miles with it - could it really have gone out that quickly?

[albersj51]

possibly. Many on here have had bad luck with condensors, which is why a lot of us went with a pertronix.

most of us run an in-line filter just before the carb. Cut the fuel line, install the filter and attach some more line from the filter to the carb.

Another thought, could your fuel pump be going out? If it happens going up hill, maybe there isn't enough fuel being delivered to keep the engine running?

[bkreutz]

I've seen "bad condenser" syndrome where the engine will idle indefinitely but fail when run at a higher than idle speed. I even had one once where it would run fine then bog down when I pushed the gas but as soon as I let off, it would start running good again. Bout drove me nuts on that one, it had every symptom of a fuel problem. A couple of fuel pumps and carbs later, the condenser was the fix. New parts don't assure proper function, the way I think about them is that if they were all good they wouldn't come with a warranty.

[artpeck]

Sorry to ask a really stupid question but since it just happened to me I thought I would. I was driving recently and started up a hill to have it lose power, surge and stutter then die. Coasted to flat and it ran fine. Finally realized my gas gauge was overstating the fuel in the tank and it was close to empty. Probably not your issue given you could let it idle for so long but had to ask.

I honestly dont know about the condenser angle. Seems weird that a new part would fail so fast but I had cheap brake cylinders that I replaced that all failed in a few weeks so who knows.

One last suggesting I will resurface is vapor lock in the fuel line from it being routed near a source of heat. Didn't know if younchecked that our or not.

[SafeAirOne]

I was thinking that it sounds like an empty fuel tank too (or a broken/bad feed tube).

[Terrys]

I was thinking that it sounds like an empty fuel tank too (or a broket/bad feed tube).

I once remember finding a pinhole, from rust, in a pickup tube, fairly far up the tube. Sucked air when the fuel got below that level.

[bobzinak]

since it seems that your rover kept running for 45 min, I would dought if your problem is the condenser, although they can go bad quickly, I had a mallory distributor on my rover and went through 5 condensers in a month. from my internet searching some recomended sanding the condenser to make sure that it had a good ground...I had one that would get weaker as it got hotter, and slowly the rover would just stall out....but it seems that if it ran 45 min without stopping that the problem may be fuel related..get a vacuum/fuel pressure gauge and see if you pressure is ok, also if the amount of fuel getting to the carb is of sufficent amount. one other thing that it may be is a bad carb float. either one with hole in it so it doesn't "float" allowing the fuel float to sink partway in the carb bowl. or the float level is not high enough to allow enough fuel in the carb. having the rover at an angle would change the fuel level in the carb..hope you figure this out, I'm sure it will turn out to be something simple...bobzinak...

[singingcamel]

Pull the passenger side seat base, remove the cover plate underneath the seat, , the pick up tube is the connection that the fuel line goes to. remove the line , remove the tube and clean it out, The screen surrounding the pick up tube could be full of sh$#@ .
Going up hill and missing sure sounds like a fuel issue , not condensor.. www.singingcamel.com

[MbogoRover]

Updated on Tuesday, May 17th (update notes are now all in my original, first post)

[MbogoRover]

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Updated on Thursday, May 26th (update notes are now all in my original, first post)