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Re: lack of power

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Subject: Re: lack of power
From: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 00:17:03 -0500
MonteMorris wrote:

> Just for reference:
> Today we took a 100 mile cruise to a remote controlled airplane show in the
> 79B (with HIF's). About an hour into the drive, the car  started sputtering
> and lost power above 60 miles per hour. We went ahead and drove it to the
> show, watched the show for 45 minutes and had a beer while the engine bay
> cooled down. I then took the dizzy cap off and looked at the points; they
> were clean. I took the foam air cleaners (Moss 223-230, pp. A20) off and
> discovered that one hex head screw that held the air cleaner plate onto the
> carb  had fallen off and the gasket between the air cleaner plate and carb
> had dropped and covered half the air intake to the front carb. Refitted
> everything. Problem solved.

Don't you just love these little monsters!!    :)

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