vpfly
New Member
I have an 85 Vmax with pretty much stock. Last summer, it died on us when we were on the interstate. It was a really hot day. Luckily, we were able to coast up an off ramp and walk it to a gas station. After it cooled down for about an hour, it started up fine and we made it home without any problems. A few weeks later, it happened again and I put it in the shop. They found a problem with the charging system, changed the stator, R/R and put a new battery in it. It ran fine , but when it started getting cold, it would not start at all. It would just turn over, but not fire off. I used starting fluid and tried again, but it wouldn't start at all until it started getting warmer in the spring again. Then it started up fine. It's been running pretty good, but I had it out yesterday (it was HOT out) and again, it died on us out of the blue. After I let it cool off for about a half hour, it started up fine. I think I see a correlation between the temp gauge starting to get close to the red and the engine quitting, but it seems to be sporadic. If I'm sitting in traffic on a hot day, the engine temp starts to go up, but its never overheated. Voltage on the battery is strong all the time. I had a guy tell me the ignition coils are notorious for overheating and failing until they cooled...but, would they all 4 fail at the same time? I was also thinking it could be the TCI. I'm hoping some of the experts here could help me out.
Thanks!
Thanks!