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Fuel starvation problem on 1987 Opel corsa (UK NOVA!)

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ronianna | 10:29 Thu 31st Mar 2005 | Motoring
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I have a 1987 1.6 Opel Corsa (not the Corsa shape you think of now in the UK, it's the old UK Vauxhall Nova). Every so often (most days - more often after about 30 mins driving time and quite often in traffic jams, but not always under these conditions) it appears to suffer from fuel starvation. All of a sudden the accelerator has no effect and if pressed down for any more than 1cm from it's resting point causes the car to spit/splutter and if stationary, stall. When it happens, the car is only drivable in this '1cm' throttle range, so it limits the car to a jumpy 15mph or so. Then it just clears itself and is ok again. I have had the fuel filter changed and this hasn't helped. I've used some fuel injector cleaner in the fuel too, but with no improvement. Please help, I need this car for work and can't afford for a garage to spend hours looking for the fault. It really does feel like fuel starvation, as opposed to an electrical misfire or spark problem. Anyone?

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my citroen saxo does the same splutters and jolts then clears itself and is fine any. Id like to hear peoples idea's
you may find that you need to renew all of the rubber fuel lines , as they are usually double walled and the inner wall seperates and can colapse especially when they are hot !!!

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