driving my 67 mustang and it suddenly quite dead shut down still turns over lots gas wont start

 

Start with a visual look for anything hanging loose or spraying out of the engine

Next check for gas to the carb by taking your aircleaner off, looking down the carb and moving the throttle open. You should see gas squirting into the barrel. No gas squirting then you have a fuel issue.

Next check for spark to your plugs. If you have a timing light then hook it up and see if the light flashes when you crank the engine. If no timing light then take a plug wire off a plug, stick a #2 phillips screwdriver into it and lay the screwdriver on top of the engine with a 1/4" gap between the metal of the screwdriver and the engine. Crank the engine an see if you have a spark jumping off the screwdriver.

Do these and report back with the results.

 

To follow up on Rtintwo, for the engine to run you need three things: gas, spark, and air. You are missing one of those three. From the circumstances you described I guess the most likely thing is spark, but it could be gas too. Rtintwo walks you through the steps you should take.

 

lots of gas checked that even bought new coil it just odd car jurt quit no sputter nothing just shut off

 

thank for tips

 

timing chain maybe. take off the distributor cap and see if the rotor turns when you turn the key and the motor is turning over

 

thanks thats one thoght for sure i have electronic points mabe that also

 

Mine did the exact same thing! had to jump it to get her home. It was a bad voltage regulator!

 

thanks all for your help awaiting points module

 

everything in plaace turns over nearly fires so close but just wont run any ideas please
dave