What year is your Hornet? I could be way off but something like this was common with carbureted cars I worked with built with smog equipment. Michael Kelly --- John W Rosa <JohnRosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I was taking my Hornet for a ride the other day and > had to > tow it home because of a starting problem I haven't > encountered before. Read on if you think you can > help figure > out the issue. > > The car started up fine when cold, with it's usual > tendency > to stall 'til a minute or two has passed. Toying > with the > pedal is enough to keep her running those first > couple of > minutes. > > I drove it for about 10 minutes when I stopped at a > store to > grab a drink. When I came out, the car cranked, but > did not > fire up. It did fire somewhat, but only as long as > the key > remained in the start position, meaning the starter > was still > engaging. But as soon as allowed to return to the > 'run' > position, the car stalled. > > I popped off the air cleaner lid, and closed the > choke. Now it > would only crank with no sign of firing. > > Propping the choke open again meant it would again > fire as long > as the starter was engaged. > > A bit of starter fluid spray was no help. > > After it was towed home, I swapped the fuel filter, > plugs, > points and condenser, but the issue remains > unchanged. > > Any ideas where to go next? > > John > > > > > > Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html