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My 52 Chevy will run for 20minutes then just stall
Dennis Barber
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Check to see if the points are clean. Pour cool water on the coil when it happens and see if it starts back up. Yes, cool water! I have a couple of coils that get hot enough to short internally. Cool water is the solution.
If ignition system is okay then check fuel pump and for crud in the fuel tank particularly if it is 20 minutes one time and more or less the next. Crud that float around until sucked to the pickup tube has caused many a bald head.
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Another thing to check is to remove the gas cap before you go for a drive. If the vent is plugged it can create a vacuum that the fuel pump can't override.
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1938 HB Business Coupe
1953 210 Sedan
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Try a new condenser if the gas cap removal does not help.
Gene Schneider
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This has happened to me three times over the years and two times it has been coil and one time it was the condenser. Some things just don't last forever . 
p.k.
1956 BEL AIR 2 DOOR HARDTOP
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