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That's a good one Justin, it's like the infamous MGB heater control valve,=
when the valve starts leaking it drips directly onto the distributor & kil=
ls the engine.A design feature... I think not.I had a B in the shop once wh=
ere the owner made a "deflector" to keep the water off of the cap...
Glen Efinger
On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 08:41:55 PM EDT, J Wagner via Fot <fot@autox=
.team.net> wrote: =20
congrats on finding the culprit=E2=80=A6
The funniest hard to find bug I ever had turned out to be a freak rust pinh=
ole in my heater return pipe=E2=80=A6 that was entirely self sealing at low=
rpm and at high rpm it would only release a perfect little spray mist=E2=
=80=A6 right onto the distributor cap=E2=80=A6. =C2=A0ultimately causing th=
e car to quit=E2=80=A6 (but the moisture would dry so quickly that it wasn=
=E2=80=99t perceptible, not even leaving any sign of coolant)=E2=80=A6 The =
car wouldn=E2=80=99t start for a while, but then it would be fine!
I only found it because the car died on a dark road with only one source of=
light=E2=80=A6 in the odd lighting=E2=80=A6without a flashlight=E2=80=A6 i=
could see electrical charges swimming around my cap=E2=80=A6 =C2=A0and whe=
n I reached down and revved the motor=E2=80=A6 I spotted the little misty s=
tream out of the corner of my eye! =C2=A0It was not visible in daylight!
=E2=80=94Justin=C2=A0
On May 17, 2024, at 4:28=E2=80=AFPM, David Gott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net=
> wrote:
=EF=BB=BFFound the smoking gun for the odd situation: =C2=A0cam timing was =
off by A Lot. =C2=A0 Luckily Harbor Freight=C2=A0nearby had a dial indicato=
r. =C2=A0 Cam=C2=A0is now timed correctly; car seems to run great after mov=
ing the crank 28 degrees. =C2=A0:-).=C2=A0
Still wondering if anyone has a similar cam and a preferred needle; this ca=
m is very close to the Kastner F cam but with a smidge more lift. =C2=A0(Bu=
t, I know: many variables). =C2=A0I=E2=80=99ll see how the RG needle curren=
tly installed does in the am (WET).=C2=A0
Thanks again for the help; =C2=A0on site and via email! =C2=A0=C2=A0I fogur=
e=C2=A0the end result is always good to know!!
Dave G
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">That's a good one Justin, it=
's like the infamous MGB heater control valve, when the valve starts leakin=
g it drips directly onto the distributor & kills the engine.</div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">A design feature... I think not.</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I had a B in the shop once where the ow=
ner made a "deflector" to keep the water off of the cap...</div><div dir=3D=
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t=E2=80=A6</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
The funniest hard to find bug I ever had turned out to be a freak rust pinh=
ole in my heater return pipe=E2=80=A6 that was entirely self sealing at low=
rpm and at high rpm it would only release a perfect little spray mist=E2=
=80=A6 right onto the distributor cap=E2=80=A6. ultimately causing th=
e car to quit=E2=80=A6 (but the moisture would dry so quickly that it wasn=
=E2=80=99t perceptible, not even leaving any sign of coolant)=E2=80=A6 The =
car wouldn=E2=80=99t start for a while, but then it would be fine!</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I only found it bec=
ause the car died on a dark road with only one source of light=E2=80=A6 in =
the odd lighting=E2=80=A6without a flashlight=E2=80=A6 i could see electric=
al charges swimming around my cap=E2=80=A6 and when I reached down an=
d revved the motor=E2=80=A6 I spotted the little misty stream out of the co=
rner of my eye! It was not visible in daylight!</div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=E2=80=94Justin </div><br c=
lass=3D"ydpb7a1f07cyiv8055174024Apple-interchange-newline" clear=3D"none"><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div id=3D"ydpb7a1f07cyiv8055174024yqtfd71791" class=
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ype=3D"cite">On May 17, 2024, at 4:28=E2=80=AFPM, David Gott via Fot <fo=
t@autox.team.net> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></blockquo=
te></div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div id=3D"ydpb7a=
1f07cyiv8055174024yqtfd17446" class=3D"ydpb7a1f07cyiv8055174024yqt205784458=
7">=EF=BB=BF
Found the smoking gun for the odd situation: cam timing was off by A =
Lot. Luckily Harbor Freight nearby had a dial indicator. =
Cam is now timed correctly; car seems to run great after moving the c=
rank 28 degrees. :-). <div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Still w=
ondering if anyone has a similar cam and a preferred needle; this cam is ve=
ry close to the Kastner F cam but with a smidge more lift. (But, I kn=
ow: many variables). I=E2=80=99ll see how the RG needle currently ins=
talled does in the am (WET). </div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>=
<br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Thanks again for the help; on site and =
via email! I fogure the end result is always good to know!=
!</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Dave G<br clear=3D"none"><br clea=
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