[Mgs] won't start

[Monte Jane Morris]

OK, no ether:). The car won't start now, so running the carbs dry is a no
go. I'll check the plugs after cranking. It has a manual choke that I
always use, winter and summer (briefly), when starting cold.


On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 9:11 AM, PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>wrote:

> If it started OK after sitting 7 months, runs fine, but won't start after
> a short switch-off, I don't really see it being fuel, although a year in
> the tank is a long time especially considering what I hear about American
> fuels.
>
> Ether is likely to mask all sorts of problems - fuel and ignition.  It may
> well make it start more easily, but it's just covering up a fault (or
> faults) that should be diagnosed and fixed properly.
>
> Running the float chambers dry (disconnect the pump and run the engine
> till it conks out) then hook up a temporary container with fresh fuel to
> gravity feed the carbs (single feed to both carbs as normal with HIFs I
> presume) will eliminate the fuel.
>
> But I'd also be checking the spark and seeing if the plugs are wet or
> smell strongly of fuel after cranking for a while with no start.  manual
> choke I presume, are you using that when trying to restart?
>
> PaulH.
>
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>
>> .. How can I check to see if it is bad gas?