Car keeps cutting out

[iani]

My car was running ok until I fitted a Filter King regulator/filter, now it keeps cutting out on me. Sometimes the power is cut straight away, at others it splutters a bit before dying completely. When I check the filter it is full so I don't believe its causing a blockage, the fuel pressure was fluctuating between 2.5 - 1 psi but after I remade the positive connection to the pump it gives a steady 2.5psi reading so it looks like the pump is good.

The car runs lumenition and the dizzy cap & rotor seem ok, plugs & leads changed within last 4k miles. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this? I'm skeptical that both needle valves could block simultaneously, if one were stuck the engine should still run I'd have thought.

Ian

[peter f]

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Ian,
Mine showed the same symptoms when the Lumenition optical eye in the dizzy was failing.
It would drive 200 miles OK, and then stop 4 times in a mile. It all started with it cutting out for a split second - I would notice a blip in the rev counter needle. It then got progressively worse.
Don't know if this will help, but may give food for thoght.
Peter f

[iani]

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peter f wrote:

Ian,
Mine showed the same symptoms when the Lumenition optical eye in the dizzy was failing.
It would drive 200 miles OK, and then stop 4 times in a mile. It all started with it cutting out for a split second - I would notice a blip in the rev counter needle. It then got progressively worse.
Don't know if this will help, but may give food for thoght.
Peter f

I was thinking the same Peter, Martin Stevenson was telling me he thought it was my lumenition so I re-read the troubleshooting guide and I see these symptoms showing against the optical unit, more expense I suppose.

Ian

[peter f]

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It would be nice if someone had one they could lend you to prove if it is tha., although Paddocks may have one as I bought a chopper blade from them for the dizzy.
I recently fitted an Aldon Igniter, (£30 brand new off E Bay) as I had two problems with the Lumenition over the last seven years.
hope you sort it,
Peter