Very Frustrated - Engine Problems!

[patrija]

Alright, I'm not "mechanic enough" to fix this even with advice ... but I gotta vent a little...

Twice this week I had a short, intermittant problem while driving my Cobra. I'd be crusing along in 3rd or 4th and all the sudden, the car would start to stagger and stumble under any attempt to accelerate. First time it happened, I immediately pulled over to the side of the road got out to look around and it just "fixed itself". Continued driving with no problem. Second time it happened, I engaged the clutch and could rev the engine just fine but could not accelerate in gear. Didn't pull over that time, it again just fixed itself while driving. Both times this was on a flat highway, straightaway at normal cruising speeds. Yesterday I drove down to an Atlanta Cobra meet and had absolutely no problems at all.

Today I was crawling under the Cobra tightening up the header bolts (found one missing again that I replaced, this time #1 top) in preparation for the car's introduction to the family during Thanksgiving. I was feeling very proud of myself because I finally figured out all the body contortions to reach all of the bolts, so I decided to go for a quick drive. Well, about three miles out the stumbling and hesitating started again ... only this time it didn't just go away and I limped all the way home. Same problems and symptoms as before. It took me three times to try to get up the hill in my driveway with all the neighbors look on. Very embarassing!

Any ideas???

Jason

PS. I know that Bill at SA will definitely fix me up right, just not very happy right now!