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Re: [Spridgets] merry xmas, now get to work on car.

To: Mike Rambour <lists@dinospider.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] merry xmas, now get to work on car.
From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 13:55:09 -0500
Cc: spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
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What kind of single carb?  

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> On Dec 24, 2015, at 1:37 PM, Mike Rambour via Spridgets 
> <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> So soon to son-in-law bought  himself a mini 3 weeks ago.  Not a spridget but 
> a 1960 Mini Cooper with a 1275 in it.  I am ok that its not a spridget.
> 
> He has put near a 1,000 miles on it in 3 weeks and its been working fine 
> until 1AM last night.
> 
> Its a 1275 with a single carb, good even compression all around and decent 
> oil pressure, converted to Alternator and Neg ground.  I didnâ??t see the car 
> before he bought it, but he had a shop in L.A. that was recommended by 
> MiniMania look the car over before he bought it, they did compression test, 
> etc.
> 
> A week ago on the freeway the car lost all power, he pulled over to the side 
> of the freeway and called me, I told him since it ran and he was only a 
> 100yards from the offramp to get off the freeway even if it was at 5mph and I 
> would meet him with the trailer on the frontage road.  During those 100yards 
> the car came back to life and he ended finishing his drive to work, he 
> assumed it was some crud in the fuel since he was low on gas, filled up and 
> all was well.
> 
> Last night on way home at 1AM the car died again, this time fulll tank of 
> gas.  On the freeway the lights dimmed to almost nothing and the car lost 
> power, barely idled and just would not rev up above 1500RPM, stalled a few 
> times but restarted immediately each time, just wonâ??t rev and wonâ??t go.  
> He called my daughter and she went to pick him but he was parked in a if you 
> park here overnight you will be towed (they didnâ??t want to wake me up) so 
> they decided he would limp home with lights off.  They went less then 2 
> blocks before being stopped by the police but thank you Mr. Police officer 
> for letting them continue on their way (less than a mile) with no ticket.  So 
> he says with lights off the car seemed to have more power but still barely 
> runs.  If he turns the headlights on, it wonâ??t even idle, with lights on it 
> starts and idles fine.
> 
> I have not even opened the hood yet, going to pick it with trailer now.
> 
> My first thought is weak/bad fuel pump not having enough flow to run the car 
> at speed but the lights issue is confusing me.  Battery after he got home 
> last night was at 13.32 Volts and its only a 1 year old battery according to 
> receipts that came with the car.
> 
> Looking for any clues you Spridgeteers might have.
> 
> The only issue I have noticed with the car is that I think it runs rich, the 
> exhaust stank, no smoke but it was a pretty strong smell but its his first 
> non-catalytic and non-fuel injected etc. car so he thought it was normal.  We 
> were going to tinker with the car over the holiday but now I am forced to.
> 
>  Mike
> 
> p.s. I am not a member of the mini list, but I will join and post there also.
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