robert weeks wrote:
>
> esteemed listees,
>
> My Midget had been running great for the last month or two since I put in
> new rod bearings and made a number of other repairs. But tonite as I was
> going out for dinner with my SO the car suddenly started running really
> poorly. At first it started bucking like it was only getting gas in spurts,
> then it ran fine for a few minutes and then started bucking again. Pulled
> over to the side of the road and it took a half hour to get it started
> again. Once started it won't idle, just sputters and dies. I have gas to
> the carb (Weber DGV) and spark at the plugs. The dizzy, points, wires,
> plugs, rotor, cap, points, rockers, and fuel pump are all new. The fuel
> filter isn't clogged. The guy with the Flatbed (I hate it when that
> happens) said it sounded like a bad batch of gas. Last time I fueled up was
> two days ago at a Shell station.
>
> Any ideas? I'm stumped.
>
> TIA,
>
> Robert
Robert:
Sounds like a bad setr of points, or a bad coil.
Pete Phillips
61 Bugeye
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