Hi,
Sputtering then the engine picks up, sputters again, may run perfect for seconds or minutes then starts again. Loss of power....sounds like it is missing and a thud like you mentioned....I'm thinking water in fuel. Was your fuel tank vent on the side you were healed on?
Happened to me Summer 2010; I changed out ignition parts, coil, points and condenser, plugs, cap...the works...and it didn't change. Then I went for fuel and found the culprit...water and lots of it. I looked after my fuel, had water separator and in-line filter as well. Changed the filters 3 times before I got it to run half decent and eventually had to suck water from the bottom of the tank.
How it got there? Either I put in bad gas (gas stn must have had water in tanks) or it sucked in through the vent. I was on a cruise at the time.
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Mo
"Odyssey"
1976 C&C 30 MKI
The pessimist complains about the wind.
The optimist expects it to change.
The realist adjusts the sails.
...Sir William Arthur Ward.
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