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<blockquote data-quote="Sanford" data-source="post: 2730327" data-attributes="member: 27733"><p>'k, it's a long shot - but you might try pulling the tank vent hose from the charcoal canister and see if it helps.</p><p></p><p>I had a '77 GMC Sprint that would do what you're describing and took the longest time to figure it out. Turns out the combination of a non-vented gas cap and a clogged charcoal canister would allow the fuel pump to create enough of a vacuum in the tank until it starved. Usually was able to start right up as soon as I coasted to the shoulder and hit the ignition switch again, then would repeat a few miles farther down the road.</p><p></p><p>YMMV and all of that, but if it works it's a cheap and easy fix.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sanford, post: 2730327, member: 27733"] 'k, it's a long shot - but you might try pulling the tank vent hose from the charcoal canister and see if it helps. I had a '77 GMC Sprint that would do what you're describing and took the longest time to figure it out. Turns out the combination of a non-vented gas cap and a clogged charcoal canister would allow the fuel pump to create enough of a vacuum in the tank until it starved. Usually was able to start right up as soon as I coasted to the shoulder and hit the ignition switch again, then would repeat a few miles farther down the road. YMMV and all of that, but if it works it's a cheap and easy fix. [/QUOTE]
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