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    Loss of power for a split second on off (72 Vette 454) Help please

    Can you send me the details please, who sells them, what percentage of power increase? lot better for the engine? Thanks vadelsohn@cogeco.ca
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    Loss of power for a split second on off (72 Vette 454) Help please

    A Corvette owner solved my problem, you will never guess?? The Ballest resistor on my distributor was causing me all this grief, I replaced it from my spare distributor, started her up, Corvette is running like new.
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    Loss of power for a split second on off (72 Vette 454) Help please

    Driver's side not to bad to remove the plugs, passenger side? Oh my G_D how to get in there? I presume I have to jack up the car and do it from underneath. Wife is not Happy, I was supposed to take her out for a movie this evening. I guess I will be sleeping in the car tonight
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    Loss of power for a split second on off (72 Vette 454) Help please

    It now appears to be getting worse as if it's running on less cylinders, even a couple of backfires. Vic
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    Loss of power for a split second on off (72 Vette 454) Help please

    Jimmy, Thanks, No black smoke, appears to be worse now, I let the car idle and it starts acting up then stalls. Starts up immediately. This all of a sudden started happening when I put in some fresh gas half a tank, then a few weeks latter put in somemore gas from another gas station. Everyone...
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    Loss of power for a split second on off (72 Vette 454) Help please

    I do not want to start swapping the carb / DIZZY / perhaps the whole CAR??????????
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    Loss of power for a split second on off (72 Vette 454) Help please

    I checked all the wires, changed even the coil wire to the distributor. Very strange Corvette was running fine then it started to cut out, at times it felt like I was riding a bronco horse.I let it idle and you can hear the intermittent engine idle. Please click the following to hear how my...
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    Loss of power for a split second on off (72 Vette 454) Help please

    Loss of power ????? It has to be electrical, everything else keeps working, lights radio and so on. What a pain these old Vette's are, sometime's I say I'm too old for this, sell it and buy the New Camaro SS with 425 HP Vic
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    Loss of power for a split second on off (72 Vette 454) Help please

    I cannot see any loose or broken wires, checked the fuel filter in the carb, super clean. Still have the immediate loss of power for a second on off on off. Help please
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    Loss of power for a split second on off (72 Vette 454) Help please

    :confused;helpTook the Corvette out for a run, My issue is without any warning I suddenly lose power for a split second, it's as if you are driving and you would turn the ignition off for a split second and then turn it back on. It does this 3 to 5 times while driving for about an hour in the...
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