I was out for a cruise late this afternoon. Car was running well and maintaining 190, despite the warm day here in So Cal. I'm cruising down a main throughfare, maintaining a steady 60mph (55 mph zone). I start approaching a light/street signal toward the end, so I lift and depress the clutch to prepare for braking.
Well, the car just flat plain SHUT OFF!
So I immediately coast to the side. It didn't want to turn over with the starter without a little coaxing, but then it would spin without nary a sputter from the pipes. Hmmmmmm.....I check under the hood and don't see anything obvious (leaking fuel, spun distributor, loose electrical connections, etc.). Of course, since I was cruising close to home I neglected to bring one tool with me!
I wait ten minutes and still no sputter. So I grab the cell phone, call AAA, and they flat bed tow me back home (an ordeal in itself and no damage to report....what a hassle!).
Not one minute after we finally get it in the garage (it's thoroughly cooled down by now), I pull the air filter housing with an allen wrench and check the squirters for juice. Yup, she's getting fuel....must be in the ignition. I sit inside and try to spin her up for grins and WHAM!!!!, she roars to life!!!
What the hell happened? I've never experienced vapor lock on any hot rod I've owned. It was warm under the hood, but it wasn't THAT warm! Or was it?
-Deano