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Car died... slowly 200 1984

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posted by  natespaint on  Sat Apr 12 01:10 CST 2003
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Hey guys,
I have a 1984 245 m46 and a 1987 745 gle m46- both with engine problems at this time- the 240 I describe here.

I was trying to go through a light at a turn, and was already coasting, so I let the clutch out to get going faster, and it felt like I had popped the clutch out to fast because it almost died. I pushed the clutch back in and I think the rpms went some of the way back up to idle, but still no power when I released the clutch. I barely make it through the turn light and am going straight on the side of the road, trying to give it gas to get it to kick up again. It was just barely idling- really slow. Like Dub dub dub dub.

It's never happened to me before, but this sounds like I ran out of gas. However, the gauge was just above the red area. I also returned with a gallon of gas and put it into the tank- the car wouldn't restart- although it would try.

What in the faq should I be looking at? How do I test basic things like spark? I've heard not to touch the spark plug to the head of the block when cranking because of shock risk. How do I check fuel- remove an injector?

I haven't done any engine work on my cars yet- necessity will force me to.

Thanks,
Nathan






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