[DeTomaso] 73L dying

[Konrad.Szwab at AlconLabs.com]

 I feel better.

What fuel filter would be recommended ?

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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of cengles at cox.net
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:33 AM
To: charles buthala
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 73L dying


Dear Charles,

1) yes, just get the AutoZone plugs for a '72 Mustang for simplicity
2) the plugs on the driver's side are pretty easy to remove. The
passenger's side can be a bit annoying. If access from above and behind
is challenging then I've found that access from beneath conquers the
offending plug pretty quickly.
3) traps? there are traps with 30 year old Italian sports cars? What
traps? :-)
4) Might consider a new fuel filter while you're at AutoZone.........
Good Luck, Chuck Engles



---- charles buthala <charlesbuthala at yahoo.com> wrote:
>Get regular copper top plugs, no Platinum. You may want to go a heat
range hotter, that way they do not foul as easily. Inspect the plugs
when you take them out. Look at the color, wet, dry, etc. Keep them on
the bench as to where they were in the vehicle, you may see a pattern.
If you have aluminum heads put some, small amount, of antisieze on the
threads, Check the gap also I think it is 1 to 1.5 mm gap.
>
>Konrad.Szwab at AlconLabs.com wrote:
>Well, I guess happiness does not last.
>
>After resolving the overheating issue due to the wrong thermostat
>(thanks guys for the helpful info) and passing inspection Friday, an
old
>intermittent problem reared its head today again.
>
>The car started this morning fairly easily, ran for a few hundred feet,
>then started running rough and on pushing the gas pedal died. Would
>crank, but not start, probably flooded.
>
>I have these dim memories that it would do this if I start it and drove
>away without letting it warm up, but could be just self blaming for
>whatever mechanical fault there is.
>
>Could it be bad spark plugs ? Probably they have not been changed in
>about 8 years.
>
>So:
>
>- what could be the issue ? I bet when I get home the car would start
>right up.
>
>- if spark plugs, what spark plugs would be recommended for a stock 73
L
>? I would prefer something available from AutoZone or a local parts
>supplier, maybe I will just drive there and check what they would have
>for a 72 Mustang, the alter ego.
>
>- how difficult are the spark plugs to replace ? On my 87 TransAm they
>are a pain, on a Maserati Biturbo they are easy.
>
>- any traps I should watch for ?
>
>Thanks !
>
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