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Asked by 78fairmont Nov 21, 2010 at 04:41 PM about the 1978 Ford Fairmont

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

ok when i drive my fairmont alot and she gets hot and i turn her off and she wont
crank back up wat could be the problem i have replaced spark plugs and wires coil
pack rebulit carb wat is could it be

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78fairmont answered 14 years ago

Dylan Higgins ty if u can think of it would u email me at gasouthernredneckredneck@hotmail.com to let me know cause i really dont wont to pay a mechanic but i may haft to

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Kevin answered 14 years ago

Mine kinda does this too. When its cold as hell (as long as I pump the gas) it starts right up. Once it gets warmed up it has trouble starting again. I've replaced the sparks and wires a while ago, other than that the car had less than 60k (miles) when it stated doing that.

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papa answered 14 years ago

replace timeing chain and gears,first have timeing checked,it could be set to high or parts are worn out and has jumped time.

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