Have a problem with the Stag where every now and again the car cuts out. I think the pump stops working. Sometimes I can drive 5 miles, sometimes 20 miles. It always starts up about 10 minutes later and drives, at this point I head home. To me who is not technical person but practical it seems like petrol starvation. I have cleaned all contacts where wires go too. When it first happened it backfired and cutout so I replaced the coil. Seemed to drive OK for a couple of days, then cut out. Changed the petrol pump thinking that the issue was that (even though I only changed pump last year from the original to a electronic pump) once more seemed to be driving OK for a few days and then it cut out again. But as I say it does restart after about 5-10 min (everything fires up OK when trying to start but just seems lack of petrol). I am now at the point where if I take the car out its a worry it will cut out. ANY THOUGHTS?
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I'm sure there will be differing opinions, but I'd say that, if it's a fuel feed problem the engine won't "cut out", but will start to run lumpy, then very irregular and will finally die. If the pump stops, the car will run up to a kilometer or so before it really protests. (to attack another Stag problem wih float valves sticking, I've installed a switch and occasionally switch off the pump about 500-600metres from home and let it run the fuel level down. The car makes it home ok, then I flick the switch and the pump gives a rush of fuel which according to the various theories around will give the needle valves a bit of a jolt - so to speak)The answer isn't 42, it's 1/137
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It doesn't pain me at all to agree with you Wheelz , deal with that h8ters
Inertia switch is in place because in event of a severe accident fuel doesn't continue to pump.
Crazy to bypass or delete it, because you do not know when a drug fuelled cretin will choose to drive straight into you.
Else what Drew said, a dead cut! engine dies instantly and rev counter drops to zero is more likely to be ignition related.
If the car starts to drive more and more sluggish before failing then I would be looking at fuel.
However rule #1 when dealing with these issues; 99% of ignition symptom problems end up being fuel supply related and vice versaStags and Range Rover Classics - I must be a loony
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Originally posted by Steveb50 View PostHave a problem with the Stag where every now and again the car cuts out.....
Try to define what you understand to be "cutting out" - loss of power? lumpy running until idle can't be maintained? Very sudden and sometimes intermittent loss of the engine?
Is the distributor with the original points, or electronic?
If someone has removed the inertia switch in the past, try to see what was done with the two wires which originally went to it; are they joined up in a reliable fashion? They should be in thearea where the inertia switch was on the bulkhead, wires should be white and white/green I think.
Drew
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Thanks all for your thoughts. As mentioned in reply to one comment the coil was changed. Drew. In answer to your questions. I will take a look at the tank vents, are they on top or on side? 1st pump was the old original pump (points) that I changed last April to the new version due to the points sticking, which over come that problem. However problem I have now started 4 weeks ago so changed coil then pump again to see if that was the problem, but still the same. Car just cuts out, not lumpy or shudder. Just cuts out and stops. When I check pump it's not making noise. Since cutting out I have been driving with the pump exposed so I can check it when car stops. Distributer is electronic. I will check the wires where the inertia switch was. Just to clarify car drives OK then just ramdomly stops, no shuddering /or any other signs, just cuts out. After 5 - 10 mins car (after trying to start it) will start and seems to drive OK. I have been driving local to home so I head home and leave car on drive ticking over for about 10mins and all seems to run fine. Sometimes I can drive 20 miles and sometimes 5miles before it cuts out.
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Looked at inertia wiring, checked tank vent and wiggled ignition switch. All OK. Took car out, it cut out after about 6 miles. Started up as usual after about 10 min. Drove home and let car tick over for about 30mins on drive and revving every now and again. All was working OK. Did not cut out.
Turned car off. Not sure what's happening!!!!!!
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