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<DIV><FONT size=2>Do not overhaul your carbs at this stage, it may be nothing to
do with them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The first check should have been to look at the tach the
instant this started happening, and before you did anything else like turned
off, dipped the clutch etc. If the tach has dropped to zero when the
momentum of the car is still spinning the engine, then you have an ignition LT
fault. Additionally if the ignition warning light was on you have lost the
supply from the ignition switch.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>If the tach still registers then it is either HT, fuel, or
possibly condenser if it has points, so check the spark while cranking with a
spare plug laying on the block.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>What do you mean by 'fuel pump is clicking away'? If
it's clicking all the time the ignition is on, and it's an SU, then either the
pump is faulty or it can't pick up fuel, possibly because the pickup pipe inside
the tank has corroded through above the fuel level. The first check for
that is to remove the fuel delivery pipe from the carb, direct it into a
container and switch on the ignition. It should deliver at least one
Imperial pint per minute and in practice more than double that, in a continuous
series of pulses with minimal bubbling.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>If the idle drops below 600 rpm the ignition warning light
does usually come back on, although later MGB usually don't drop that low.
It won't be the alternator that caused this if there was still enough power to
crank.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>PaulH.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Ok, need a start on where to look here.... Was out driving the '76B
(w/'75 engine and Z-S) and was going up a slight hill - car seemed to lose
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<DIV dir=ltr id=yui_3_16_0_1_1432910621327_12584>and died after going down an
exit ramp and stopping at a stop sign (car actually shut off when I pushed out
clutch approaching the stop). Would not</DIV>
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