On Tue, 13 Jan 1998 22:34:37 -0500 Jurgen Hartwig
<gt0003a@prism.gatech.edu> writes:
>At 06:45 AM 1/15/98 -0800, Andy Ramm wrote:
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>>Greetings all, sorry to bother you with this.
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>>Today driving to work in my '67 BGT, the car seemed to lose a lot of
>power as
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>>it climbed a steep incline, as though one or two cylinders were
>cutting out
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>>temporarily. Once the hill was crested, the power gradually came
>back. Any
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>>suggestions of what this could be? Fuel pump? Floats?
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Radical snipoctomy
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>My second guess would be a low float bowl, but I can not understand
>how this problem would only manifest while the engine is under a load.
I think this (low float level) could be the problem, if the power
loss/misfire only happens up a steep incline. It could be the rear carb
(HS type) is very low, and the angle is such that the low fuel level
drops below the level of the jet, starving the rear cylinders.
Another alternative is a weak coil. One that hasn't the current to fire a
plug under heavy load conditions. (been there done that)
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
>Check your plug gaps and points and you might find your culprit.
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>Jay
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>Jurgen Hartwig, Civil Engineering, Georgia Tech
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