Congrats!! Another happy ending to a Spridget list story. Ahhhhh......
Geoff Branch
'74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
'72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
----- Original Message -----
From "Mueller, Robert CDR" <RMueller at grumobile.uscg.mil>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:53 AM
Subject: Weird Carb Problem - mostly solved!!
> My stalling problem is much improved. I reread all the posts about
> electrical stuff, especially the one where the guy's battery was falling
> forward and sparking on the heater fan. I looked at mine close and that
> wasn't happening, but I did notice the ground cap could be easily moved, and
> the battery itself is a bit smaller than that space, and while I had it
> blocked, it could move a little as well. Thinking there might be something
> to it, I bought a regular battery terminal end (with a tightening bolt), cut
> off that odd "cap" and put on the regular terminal end, firmly blocked in
> the battery, and viola, most of the problem solved - it only dies on very
> hard braking over a sustained period, huge, huge improvement!! Obviously
> the battery was moving and the engine was losing its ground, and dying. I
> think the little bit of dying on very hard braking that is left is float
> bowl related, and when I switch to the right carb with the aft float bowl, I
> think it will go away. Needless to say, I am very happy about this - it's
> been dogging me for two years, and I haven't driven the car as much as I
> should because of it. This list is awesome! It amazes me the answer was
> right in front of me all that time and I couldn't see it.
>
> thanks guys,
> Coastie Bob
> '74 MG Midget
> '90 944S2
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