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Hey, hey, what can I say? I got an MG; it won't run today

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Subject: Hey, hey, what can I say? I got an MG; it won't run today
From: thomas_pokrefke@juno.com (Thomas J Pokrefke)
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 11:36:07 EST
After the list gets done digesting Corey's problem, I have another one.

When driving, the needle on the tach swings wildly, while the engine revs
actually decline.  Of course, this is accompanied by horrendous
back-firing, usually out the tail pipe but occasionally through the carb.
 The deal lasts until I acclerate, and then it disappears.

A quick but thorough inspection of the ignition system revealed nothing
out of the ordinary.  The resistor block on the coil is cracked, but has
been that way for 3 years (a little grey tape goes a long way...).  My
car has the Alison XR-700 ignition conversion (does anyone have the
instruction manual for that they would like to copy?).  Any suggestions
as to what is wrong?

Thomas James Pokrefke, III
1970 MGB
thomas_pokrefke@juno.com
http://ocean.st.usm.edu/~pokrefke

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