[Mgs] fuel pump?

Barney Gaylord barneymg at mgaguru.com
Wed Sep 5 04:42:40 MDT 2007


At 11:23 PM 9/4/2007 -0400, 1971-red-mgb wrote:
>.... I filled up on gas tonight, got on the interstate and suddenly 
>lost power, no matter how much I depressed the gas pedal I was 
>barely able to maintain speed,  after a few minutes I suddenly I got 
>full power back and the engine pulled strong, ....

Fuel starvation or overflow on one carburretor, possibly a float 
valve stuck closed or open.  Fuel pump slow, possible 
obstruction.  Immediately after fill up, a little water in the fuel 
can cause the same symptoms.

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://MGAguru.com


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