Durn good advice! However, how many of you (me included) can wait for the proper
ambition to redo the fuel system before trying to fire that 2 or 6 year "sitter"
up?
I have just bought my first Bugeye "sitter" but have done many other cars.
I used to have a windshield washer tank plumbed up like an I.V. drip that hung
from the hood. Hook it up to the (hopefully degunked) carb. With a few other
checks such as
points, plugs, oil, crank binding and primary electrical checks I have had 90%
of
these
motors running within 1 1/2 hours of trying! The look on the guys face when I
ungrounded the coil wire and drove it home was amazing!
Bruce Lowry and "Cosmo" and the new pile of bolted together sprite parts.
VaN8v@aol.com wrote:
> Genie:
>
> I bought a '67 Sprite about a month ago that had been sitting for 9 or 10
> years. PLEASE take this advice! It may run now, but drain the fuel tank and
> see what's in there! In mine, the gas had been in there so long that the tank
> had rusted and liquified the rust. We drained about 2 gallons of dirty gas
> and a half gallon of liquid rust. The fuel filter was full of the muck, and
> all of these reasons is why we couldn't get it to run. A new gas tank, fuel
> filter, and a few gallons of new gas later, it runs like a top!
>
> My point, in short, is that you don't want that crap throughout your fuel
> system and eventually, engine. I'm told it's toxic!
>
> I got a deal on my Sprite too, only $1500 and similar in condition to yours.
> I got the gas tank and such from Victoria British, though I found a better
> price later from some very nice and helpful folks at British Miles. They can
> be reached at
> British Miles
> 9278 Old East Tyburn Road
> Morrisville, PA 19067
> (215) 736-9300
> (215) 736-3089 fax
> (800) WE-FIX-MG (933-4964, orders only, please)
> bmsales@britishmiles.com
> http://www.britishmiles.com
>
> I live in the St Pete area of Florida. I'll let you know if I find any parts
> distributors in north Fla, but I'm finding my best contacts are in other parts
> of the country.
>
> E-mail me if I can be of any assistance!
>
> Sondra Sondregger
> 1967 Austin Healey Sprite
> VaN8v@aol.com
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