my engine decided to die on me when i put the clutch in about a block from home. I was able to restart it, but as soon as i let off the gas it died. now it will not start at all, but thank god i got it home. i will be gonig back out to look soon, i am wondering if it could be my msd box going bad, or it could be a clogged fuel filter for some reason. anyone ever have this happen.

thanks

i would check :

HEI - module

coil

distributor rotor

then check if you're getting fuel

i will go check for spark and then see fuel.

just went out and it started right up. i am thinking my fuel filter is starting to clog up.

I've had a two week old module go bad like you describe. The car would suddenly die, but start up 5 to 30 minutes later as if nothing had happened - did it for quite a while while I spent huge money and time hunting for the problem.

i have a profrom dizzy that i converted to accept msd. i am going to clean my filter tomorrow

I had a similar problem recently. The needle and seat assembly got dirt in it and wouldn’t let the primary float drop. Once the gas in the fuel bowl was gone, the engine quit. After it sat a while, enough would dribble in to get it started momentarily, but it would soon die. I took a plastic screwdriver handle and tapped on the adjustment screw and it would free up for a while. Eventually, I had to replace the assembly. This happened even with 3 filters in the line, so maybe the needle and seat were defective. Good luck sorting it out.

Maybe it's vapor lock.

what is vapor lock exactly. i have heard of it, but dont know what it is.

what is vapor lock exactly. i have heard of it, but dont know what it is.

Heat normally from the engine/exhaust causes the fuel to boil and create vapor pockets. More prone on the suction side of a mechanical pump. Close to 100% eliminated with a rear mounted electric pump due to the whole system being under pressure.

i have a holley electric pump at the rear, so i dont think that is it. after i let it sit for about 20 min, it started right up, and worked great today.