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Ahh! Sorry, My comments about "reading" the Tach of course don't apply with
mechanical ones!
It could still be the valves binding if the clearances are a bit tight.
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Laird [mailto:jlaird237@cox.net]
Sent: 09 July 2008 13:27
To: Guy Weller; 'Bill L'; 'Leo'
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuel take carbon and vapor filters
It is a Bugeye, one maybe the nicest restoration I have seen. All orginal or
better. Mechanical tac, standard everything.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Weller" <guy.weller@tiscali.co.uk>
To: "'Bill L'" <pythias@pacifier.com>; "'Leo'" <60bugeye@cebridge.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuel take carbon and vapor filters
> Leo,
> If it is an electrical misfire then the tachometer needle will thrash
> around. If it is fuel / vapour lock etc then the revs will drop as it
> misfires but the needle won't thrash about so much.
> But it could be valves sticking as they get hot. Is it a standard camshaft
> and what clearance are you running the tappets at?
>
> Guy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces+guy.weller=tiscali.co.uk@autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces+guy.weller=tiscali.co.uk@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf
> Of Bill L
> Sent: 09 July 2008 05:08
> To: Leo
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuel take carbon and vapor filters
>
>
> Hello Leo,
>
> I too am leaning toward coil. 10 minutes shouldn't be long enough
> to vapor lock it, I would think. however it is long enough for
> the coil to heat up and start acting .... ODD...
>
> and its an easy enough thing to check. Swap coils .. i've heard
> of the coil being broken not enough to see right where the the
> low tension leads connect.... .. ALSO .. CHANGE the CONDENSOR!
> that too will cause similar problems, and the only way to check
> it is to change it....
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Bill L. mailto:pythias@pacifier.com
>
> '66 Sprite MKIII HAN8L49403 "the red thing"
>
> File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)
>
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