> I have been wondering about the same thing {The purpose of the electric > fan for the heating} I don't have a fan in my '71 but it would be nice to have when the engine's idling. I think the electric fan is supposed to boost the airflow at low revs. > ... What happens is I'll > be driving along the freeway at night, flat out and all of a sudden the > engine starts to lose power and seems to sputter/miss with little > backfires... > filter, replaced the plugs and hade the timing set. I can't think what > else it could be, except maybe the carbs? Any help would be greatly > appreciated! Hmm, I have had similar symptoms. I used to get misfiring when my ignition timing drifted because of a flakey valve, it generally happened when the engine was hot. I'd check the compression, anyway. Also, intermittant/often-when-hot problems are often related to ignition parts fading out. Try a new condenser and swap in a new coil if that doesn't help. HT is funny stuff. Cheers, W. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
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