Sue,
Chris Kotting has a good check list. I assume you static-set the
timing to be pretty close to what it ought to be.
I would recommend the compression test if it isn't ignition related.
I replaced my B head, and ran into a problem with metal chips from
machining getting dropped onto the valve seats during the first
cranking, reducing the compression to next to zilch. Give-away was
that the engine cranked A LOT faster without compression. Hope the
shop did a good job of cleaning up the head before reassembly.
Since you took the carbs off, it might be worth opening the fuel
bowls and looking for crud that might either block the jets or cause
the float valve to stick open and overfill the bowl. Handling the
carbs has a habit of agitating/loosening the crud in there.
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Chris Attias
Aptos, CA
'64 MGB
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