Engine Stalling When Stopping 1986 Mfi

[savi18]

Happy New Year to all, after fitting new inlet valve and taking cabby for a decent drive it cuts out most of the time when pulling up at traffic lights ect, I bought the car with inlet valve fault so did not drive the car before hand, whats the most common fault with stalling, the revs go right down to around 400 rpm and rises to approx 850 rpm sometimes but mostly stalls, ignition timing spot on and runs really sweet when cruising, xr3i with MFI fuel system.

 

Cheers Derek

[Guest Terence Mears]

I had that problem and after checking all ignition components found the solution in the dead of night when I started it upto flipped the bonnet open and could actually see the faint blue arc of electricity shorting out to earth ie engine,one of the ht leads had a hairline crack and was faulty, a simple fix easily cured'good luck m8

[savi18]

I had that problem and after checking all ignition components found the solution in the dead of night when I started it upto flipped the bonnet open and could actually see the faint blue arc of electricity shorting out to earth ie engine,one of the ht leads had a hairline crack and was faulty, a simple fix easily cured'good luck m8

 

 

See you are from Bury Terence, small world I was in Bury two weeks ago having Hollands pudding and peas in the small shopping precinct on Walmersley Rd, used to live in Rake St, sorry to see my ex local pub Wagon and Horses closed for good, back in NZ now,

Anyway its not the plug leads shorting out as they are new ones plus a would feel the engine being lumpy if it was misfiring more or less on tickover,

thinking it my have to do something with the air bypass valve but got to start somewhere, still if anyone has dealt with similar issues with cutting out please let us know.

 

Cheers Derek (ex Lancashire lad)

Edited January 19, 2015 by savi18