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Any chance it could be a distributor problem? When I switched from the old p=
oints system to the Pertronix electronic ignition kit ($100, 15min to instal=
l) I found that my MGB ran a lot smoother. I checked it with a timing light,=
and the ignition point was a lot more stable.
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On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:49 AM, DUFF LAWSON <duff_lawson@msn.com> wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:45:35 -0700
> From: sabner@yahoo.com
> Subject: MGB Owner Needs Help
> To: duff_lawson@msn.com
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> Hey Duff, would you please forward this to team? I'm having problems with=
my MGBGT, and I'm totally out of ideas. Let me recap: My MG hasn't been d=
riven much this year due to health problems (mine), and when I took it in fo=
r inspection and emissions testing, it failed the idle part of the test, too=
much HC. Now when I fired it up to take it for testing in August, it fired=
right up and ran great. I'm thinking maybe I didn't get it warmed up well e=
nough before they put the probe in tail pipe. But recently, as my physical p=
roblems have abated, I've replace the spark plugs, one at a time, changed th=
e oil and filter, checked the timing and adjusted the valves. After all tha=
t, it did start briefly, but immediately died. After much cranking it resta=
rted, but it had ahuge miss and backfire. I checked that I still ahd correc=
t firing order and distributor rotation, and all of that is okay. I replace=
d the coil, and now I get a strong blue spark that will jump a 3/8" gap from=
the spark plug end of all the spark plug wires, so the spark is good. I ch=
ecked spark through my new spark plugs, and it was yellow and feeble, so I b=
ought some more (better) spark plugs. But it still won't start. It does ge=
t an occasional pop back through the carbs. I'm out of ideas; does someone h=
ave a suggestion? Now that my health is returning, I'm going back to work a=
nd I need the car for my daily driver. If anyone has any suggestions, pleas=
e let me know at sabner@yahoo.com.
> Thank you very much in advance, I appreciate any suggestions.
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<html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Any chance it could be a d=
istributor problem? When I switched from the old points system to the Pertro=
nix electronic ignition kit ($100, 15min to install) I found that my MGB ran=
a lot smoother. I checked it with a timing light, and the ignition point wa=
s a lot more stable.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Oct 18, 201=
1, at 8:49 AM, DUFF LAWSON <<a href=3D"mailto:duff_lawson@msn.com";>duff_l=
awson@msn.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e"><div>
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<br><br><div><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:45:35 -0700<b=
r>From: <a href=3D"mailto:sabner@yahoo.com";>sabner@yahoo.com</a><br>Subject:=
MGB Owner Needs Help<br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:duff_lawson@msn.com";>duff_law=
son@msn.com</a><br><br><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-f=
amily:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hey Duff,=
would you please forward this to team? I'm having problems with my MG=
BGT, and I'm totally out of ideas. Let me recap: My MG hasn't be=
en driven much this year due to health problems (mine), and when I took it i=
n for inspection and emissions testing, it failed the idle part of the test,=
too much HC. Now when I fired it up to take it for testing in August,=
it fired right up and ran great. I'm thinking maybe I didn't get it w=
armed up well enough before they put the probe in tail pipe. But recen=
tly, as my physical problems have abated, I've replace the spark plugs, one a=
t a time, changed the oil and filter, checked the timing and adjusted the va=
lves. After all that, it did start briefly, but immediately died. =
; After much cranking it restarted, but it had ahuge miss and
backfire. I checked that I still ahd correct firing order and distrib=
utor rotation, and all of that is okay. I replaced the coil, and now I=
get a strong blue spark that will jump a 3/8" gap from the spark plug end o=
f all the spark plug wires, so the spark is good. I checked spark thro=
ugh my new spark plugs, and it was yellow and feeble, so I bought some more (=
better) spark plugs. But it still won't start. It does get an oc=
casional pop back through the carbs. I'm out of ideas; does someone ha=
ve a suggestion? Now that my health is returning, I'm going back to wo=
rk and I need the car for my daily driver. If anyone has any suggestio=
ns, please let me know at <a href=3D"mailto:sabner@yahoo.com";>sabner@yahoo.c=
om</a>.</div><div>Thank you very much in advance, I appreciate any suggestio=
ns.</div></div></div> </div>
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