My 1978 Thunderbird starta right up then it quits in traffic and won't start for a while. After sitting runs no prob.

Asked by Nolan Oct 25, 2014 at 11:00 PM about the 1978 Ford Thunderbird

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I've replaced fuel filter, thermostat

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itsrc79 answered 10 years ago

It could be the coil getting hot. Or something in distributed if it does it again check to see if the car has fire at the plugs

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Larry answered 10 years ago

I had the same problem on one of my 65's and I replaced the coil (which was fire hot after running) and the ignition module. Now it runs fine.

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