Definitly sounds like ignition.
My B did this to me last week.
Try a simple fix first. Take out the points, clean them with a solvent to
get any oil off and reinstall and set them.
I apparently have a blocked suction line on the crankcase vent (hose
collapsed), I'm guessing I'm getting oil vapor into the distributer.
Whatever, cleaning the points got it running, now I gotta find out why it
stopped in the first place.
Geoff Hargreaves
>>Hello People,
>>
>>I'm a little bit embarrassed to say my '66 Midget will not fire, and I'm not
>>having much luck fixing it. I must have brain fade, but I'd appreciate a few
>>pointers.
>>
>>There is good gas in the tank. The fuel pump is pumping and fuel comes out
>>into a container when the line to the carb is disconnected. When I
>>disconnect the #1 cylinder wire and hold it about an eighth of an inch from
>>the spark plug, I can see a spark jump each time that cylinder comes up on a
>>power stroke. I have pulled this plug and it is perfectly clean and not wet,
>>so I'm guessing it's not flooded.
>>
>>One odd think is that the fuel pump (a solid state Purolator job) keeps on
>>pumping as if it's not getting up to pressure. As I said, it is pumping into
>>a container, but I haven't measured the pressure.
>>
>>I looked inside the float bowls. There is a tiny, tiny bit of sediment in
>>the bottom, but they seem fine. They are not overflowing.
>>
>>Finally, I tried spraying some starting fluid into the carbs while holding
>>the butterflies open and still could not get ANY ignition. Not one
>>sputter...
>>
>>The fact that the starting fluid is not igniting seems to be saying there is
>>no spark, but the wire sparks to the plug, so where does that leave me? How
>>much of a spark should I see?
>>
>>Last clue is that I'm a little bit suspicious of the two very light gauge
>>wires inside the distributor. They seem pretty flimsy, but then again I'm
>>getting sparks from the wire to the plug.
>>
>>PLEASE SUGGEST POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, NO MATTER HOW OBVIOUS.
>>
>>(I made a point to post this during the day since a lot of you seem to do
>>your e-mail during business hours when you probably should be working.)
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Glen Wilson
>>
>
>To me it sounds like two possible problems. You should check your timing,
>and take the bottom of the carb. off and make sure that the needle is not
>stuck. I worked on a '63 B that ran terribly (like lost compression from a
>blown head gasket) and all it turned out to be was a stuck needle on one of
>the carbs.
>hope this helps...
>Chad
>'72B
Geoffrey Hargreaves
Curator
National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL)
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