Changed parts and two more days of driving and it's still running and starting fine. I am noticing that the fuel gauge needle is jumping up and down but settles most of the time at the correct reading. Any ideas on that?

Thank for all the help.....this is a great forum!

Bob K

I lost track of the thread - what was the guilty party? Fuel or ignition?

RayH

Sorry for all the confusion........ Basically the car finally started after I used the ether, it ran rough for awhile stalled a few times then seemed to return to normal. The return to normal was gradual and took a couple of hours of idling and driving. It was starting and running normal again before I changed the cap, rotor, plugs and fuel filter. So I concluded it was a fuel issue.

I think the fuel sitting somehow caused the stalling and no starting until it finally cleaned itself out with the help of "Sea Foam" motor treatment added to a couple of gallons of fresh gas.

Does this make sense?

Bob

Bob, did you ever get to the bottom of the fuel gauge issue?
Regards, Eric

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I've had flaky fuel gauge operation on a couple of my cars. Most of the time it has been a faulty gauge... replaced the gauge cluster (with a good used one) and the problem was solved. On one car it was the sender... this caused the needle to drift slightly up & down, when the fuel level was low. Both items are relatively cheap from a salvage yard or P&P. Worth swapping 'em to see what happens!

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